Half Breed

F C G My father married a pure Cherokee E7 Am My mother's people were ashamed of me F C G E7 The Indians said I was white by law Am Am7 F The white man always called me "Indian Squaw" Am Dm Half-breed, that's all I ever heard Am Dm Half-breed, how I learned to hate the word Am Dm Half-breed, she's no good they warned F Am F Am Both sides were against me since the day I was born F C G We never settled, went from town to town E7 Am When you're not welcome you don't hang around F C G E7 The other children always laughed at me Am Am7 F "Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee" F C G We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed E7 Am Nineteen I left them, tell me who's to blame F C G E7 My life since then has been from man to man Am Am7 F But I can't run away from what I am