Tom: F
F
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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
Dm7
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"
Chorus
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