Half Breed Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]My f[C]ather marr[G]ied a pure Chero[D]kee
My mother's [B]people
[Em]were ashamed of me
[C]The Indians [G]said that I was [D]white [B]by law
[Em]The white man [G]always called me
[C]"Indian squaw"

[Verse 2]
[Em]Half- breed, that's [Am]all I ever heard
[Em]Half- breed,
how I [Am]learned to hate the word
[Em]Half- breed,
[Am]she's no good, they warned
[C]Both sides were again[G]st me
[Em]since the [Am]day I was born
[Em]

[Verse 3]
[C]We never [G]settled,
went from [D]town to town
When you're not [B]welcome
you don't [Em]hang around
[C]The other [G]children always
[D]laughed [B]at me
[Em]"Give her a [G]feather,
she's a [C]Cherokee"
[Em]Half- breed, that's

[Verse 4]
[Am]all I ever heard
[Em]Half- breed,
how I [Am]learned to hate the word
[Em]Half- breed,
[Am]she's no good, they warned
[C]Both sides were again[Em]st
me since the [Am]day I[Em] was born
[Fm]

[Verse 5]
[C#]We weren't acc[G#]epted
and I [D#]felt ashamed
Nineteen I [C]left them,
tell me [Fm]who's to blame
[C#]My life since th[G#]en has
[D#]been from [C]man to man
[Fm]But I can't [G#]run away from [C#]what I am

[Verse 6]
[Fm]Half- breed, that's [Bbm]all I ever heard
[Fm]Half- breed,
how I [Bbm]learned to hate the word
[Fm]Half- breed,
[Bbm]she's no good, they warned
[C#]Both sides were [Fm]against
me since the [Bbm]day I was born
[Fm]

[Verse 7]
Half- breed, that's [Bbm]all I ever heard
[Fm]Half- breed,
how I [Bbm]learned to hate the word
[Fm]Half- breed,
[Bbm]she's no good, they warned
[C#]Both sides [Fm]were against me
since the [Bbm]day I [Fm]was born