D7
Everybody knows that our cities 
Were built to be destroyed
D7
Everybody knows that our cities 
Were built to be destroyed
                 G 
You get annoyed, you buy a flat
D7         G
You hide behind the mat
D7
But I know she was born to do 
Everything wrong with all of that
D7
But I know she was born to do 
                             Bm
Everything wrong with all of that
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
Please send me a letter
          E                       D7
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
D7
She has given her soul to the devil 
But the devil gave his soul to god
           G
Before the flood
          D7
After the blood
           G
Before you can see
D7
She has given her soul to the devil 
And bought a flat by the sea
D7
She has given her soul to the devil 
                         Bm
And bought a flat by the sea
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
Please send me a letter
          E                       D7
I wish to know things are getting better
D7
Everybody knows that it's so hard
To dig and get to the root
D7
Everybody knows that it's so hard
To dig and get to the root
            G
You eat the fruit
        D7
You go ahead
            G
You wake up on your bed
D7
But I love her face 'cause
It has nothing to do with all I said
D7
But I love her face 'cause
                                Bm7
It has nothing to do with all I said
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
Please send me a letter
          E                       D7
I wish to know things are getting better