Futile Devices
Music & Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens
From the album The Age of Adz (2010)
Capo: Fret 9 for Studio recording
(Note: Sufjan usually performs this live with Capo on 1st Fret)
Chord Voicings (relative to the capo):
[Am7] - X02213
[D7sus4] - XX0213
[D7] - XX0212
[Am] - XX0210
[C] - X32010
[G/B] - 200230
Intro
[Am7] [D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
e|-3-----------3---|-3-----------3---|-3-----------3---|-2-----------0---|
B|---1-----------1-|---1-----------1-|---1-----------1-|---1-----------1-|
G|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|
D|-2-----2---2-----|-2-----2---2-----|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1
[Am7]
It's been a long, long time
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
Since I've memorized your face
[Am7]
It's been four hours now
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
Since I've wandered through your place
[Am7]
And when I sleep on your couch
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
I feel very safe
[Am7]
And when you bring the blankets
[D7sus4] [D7]
I cover up my face
Chorus
[Am] [Am7]
I do
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
Love you
[Am7]
I do
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
Love you
Interlude
| [Am7] | [D7sus4] | [D7] [Am] |
| [Am7] | [D7sus4] | [D7] [Am] |
Verse 2
[Am7]
And when you play guitar
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
I listen to the strings buzz
[Am7] [D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
The metal vibrates underneath your fingers
[Am7]
And when you crochet
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am]
I feel mesmerized and proud
Outro
[Am7]
And I would say I love you
[D7sus4] [D7] [Am] [C]
But saying it out loud is hard
[G/B] [Am7]
So I won't say it at all
[C] [G/B] [Am7]
And I won't stay very long
[C] [G/B] [Am7]
But you are the life I needed all along
[C] [G/B]
I think of you as my brother
[Am7]
Although that sounds dumb
[C] [G/B] [Am7]
And words are futile devices
