Futile Devices Sufjan Stevens

Futile Devices

Sufjan Stevens

John White

952
0:00 2:07
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: F#m
Capo:
Fret 9
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |

[Verse 1]
Am7/E
     It's been a long, l ong time
           D7sus4             D7
Since I've memorized your face
Am7/E
     It's been four hours now
           D7sus4                     D7
Since I've wandered through your place
Am7/E
     And when I sleep on your couch
 D7sus4              D7
I      feel very safe
Am7/E
     And when you bring the blankets
  D7sus4          D7
I cover up my face
    Am7/E
I do

[Chorus]
    D7sus4   D7
Love      you
    Am7/E
I do
    D7sus4   D7
Love      you

[Interlude]
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |

[Verse 2]
Am7/E
     And when you play guitar
  D7sus4               D7
I listen to the strings  buzz
Am7/E                             D7sus4            D7
     The metal vibrates underneath      your fingers
Am7/E
     And when you crochet
       D7sus4              D7
I feel mesmerized and proud
Am7/E
     And I would say I love you
    D7sus4            D7       C
But saying it out loud  is hard

[Bridge]
          G/B             A5
So I won't   say it at all
C      G/B            A5
 And I won't stay very  long
    C           G/B  A5
But you are life   I needed all along
           C         G/B
I think of you as my brother
A5
Although that sounds dumb

[Outro]
    C         G/B        Gsus2
And words are futile devices

Bars

[Intro]
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |

[Verse 1]
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - |

It's been a long, l ong time
Since I've memorized your face
It's been four hours now
Since I've wandered through your place
And when I sleep on your couch
I      feel very safe
And when you bring the blankets
I cover up my face
I do

[Chorus]
            | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |

Love      you
I do
Love      you

[Interlude]
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |

[Verse 2]
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| Am7/E | - | D7sus4 | D7 |
| C     |

And when you play guitar
I listen to the strings  buzz
The metal vibrates underneath      your fingers
And when you crochet
I feel mesmerized and proud
And I would say I love you
But saying it out loud  is hard

[Bridge]
    | G/B | A5 | - |
| C | G/B | A5 | - |
| C | G/B | A5 | - |
| C | G/B | A5 | - |

So I won't   say it at all
And I won't stay very  long
But you are life   I needed all along
I think of you as my brother
Although that sounds dumb

[Outro]
| C | G/B | Gsus2 |

And words are futile devices

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