Maria Bethânia Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays366

Maria Bethânia by Caetano Veloso is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D7, G, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D7 
Everybody knows that our cities were built to be destroyed (2x) 
                    G                       D7                   G                      D7 
You get annoyed, you buy a flat, you hide behind the mat 
								             
But I know she was born to do everything wrong whith all of that (2x)   



Bm             E                 Bm 
Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter 
                E                                     Bm 
I wish to know things are getting better           
                                               E 
Better, better, Beta, Beta, Bethânia 

	Bm		                  E                                    D7 
Please send me a letter I wish to know things are getting better 
D7 
She has given her soul to the devil but the devil gave his soul to God (2x) 
                   G                       D7                        G          D7 
Before the flood, after the blood, before you can see 

She has given her soul to the devil and bought a flat by the sea (2x) 
Bm           E                   Bm 
Maria Bethânia, please send me a letter 
                 E                                    Bm 
I wish to know things are getting better 
			        E 
 Better, better, Beta, Beta, Bethânia 
             Bm                                   E                                    D7 
Please send me a letter I wish to know things are getting better 

Everybody knows that it's so hard to dig and get to the root (2x) 
                    G                           D7                              G      D7 
You eat the fruit, you go ahead, you wake up on your bed 

But I love her face 'cause it has nothing to do with all I said (2x) 

Refrão 
    	

Chord diagrams

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