CAPO 3
Tabbed By: Emrldeyzs


VERSE 1:

F         C              G   
My father married a pure Cherokee
G           E7          Am      
My mother's people were ashamed of me
F           C               G        E7
The Indians said that I was white by law
Am            Am7               F 
The white man always called me "Indian squaw"

CHORUS:
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                   Dm7       Am
Both sides were against me since the day I was born


F        C                  G
We never settled, went from town to town
G               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"

CHORUS:
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                   Dm7       Am
Both sides were against me since the day I was born

BREAK:
F    C   G   G    E7    Am  F    C   G   G


F          C              G 
We weren't accepted and I felt ashamed
G          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

CHORUS: 2X
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                   Dm7       Am
Both sides were against me since the day I was born