Half-Breed Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
[F]My father mar[C]ried a
[G]pure Cherokee
My mother's [E]people were [Am]ashamed of me
[F]The Indians sai[C]d I was whi[G]te by [E]law
[Am]The white man always called me
[F]"Indian Squaw"

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

[Verse 3]
[F]We never set[C]tled,
went from [G]town to town
When you're not [E]welcome
you don't [Am]hang around
[F]The other chi[C]ldren always lau[G]ghed at [E]me
[Am]"Give her a feather,

[Interlude 1]
she's a Cherokee"
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[F][Chorus] We weren't ac

[Verse 4]
[C]
cepted and
[G]I felt ashamed
Nineteen I [E]left them, tell me [Am]who's to blame
[F]My life since the[C]n has
been from [G]man [E]to man
[Am]But I can't run away[C] from
[F]what I am

[Outro 1]
[Chorus]
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