Sufjan Stevens – Futile Devices (Guitar)

Capo 9
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Music & Lyrics by Sufjan Stevens From the album The Age of Adz (2010) (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