Futile Devices Ukulele Chords

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Firstly, this version offers a picking pattern rather than chords. Secondly, the other two existing versions do not represent the chords accurately.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	G C E A
Capo:	no capo
Author yana100 [a] 187. Last edit on Jun 20, 2021
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I didn't feel like the other two existing versions represented the chords accurately. This is why I used the
picking pattern from @Martin278's tab for guitar and @isobel_coughlan's chords and adapted them
for the ukulele. The last bit (here "Outro")adds some other chords but I think you can still play it with this
riff because Sufjan adds them over this riff with another guitar.
 
 
[Intro]
 
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
       It's been a long, long time  Since I've memorized your face
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    It's been four hours now since I've wandered through your place
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       And when I sleep on your couch I feel very safe
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
          And when you bring the blankets I cover up my face
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
         I do                        love               you
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
         I do                        love               you
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
       And when you play guitar I listen to the strings buzz
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    The metal vibrates underneath    your fingers
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       And when you crochet I feel mesmerized and proud
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       And I would say I love you, but saying it out loud is hard
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
           So I won't say it at all
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
          And I won't stay very long
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Outro]
 
       But you are the life I needed all along
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       I think of you as my brother
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Although that sounds dumb
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       Words are futile devices
A|---4-------------4---4----------4---4----------4---4--3-------------3------|
E|-----2--2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----2----2-2--2--2--2----2----|
C|-------3--3--3-----------3--3-------1---1--1----------0---0--0--0----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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Futile Devices – Sufjan Stevens
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