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100 Unread Messages chords by
Gruff Rhys
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
D
D

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You set foot in America,
G
G

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D
D

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one fine Oc tober day

Sailing into Baltimore, well,
A
A

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everything's okay
D
D

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New buttons on your jacket,

shining like they're brand-new dimes

dimes

Glistening in the sunlight,
A
A

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D
D

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blistering my eyes
Verse 2
G
G

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When you said that you love me,
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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I knew it wasn't true
D
D

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I've 100 unread messages,
A
A

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D
D

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but not a single note from you
E
E

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Verse 3


You zoomed up to Philly,
A
A

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E

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they'd taught you to make maps

They commissioned you in piety,
B
B
2

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and pitied any lapse
E
E

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So you stormed into Pittsburgh,
A
A

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E
E

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and waited for the waters to rise

And set sail down the Ohio,
B
B
2

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E
E

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with a lost tribe on your mind
Verse 4
A
A

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When you said that you love me,
F#
F#
2

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I knew it wasn't true
E
E

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I've 200 unread messages,
B
B
2

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E
E

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but not a single note from you
Interlude 1
E
E

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F#
F#
2

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Verse 5
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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F#
F#
2

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As Hurricane Charlie was gathering pace
F#m
F#m
2

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F#
F#
2

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At night instead of eyelids,
C#
C#
4

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I saw pictures of your face
F#
F#
2

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Smiling in the moonlight,
B
B
2

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F#
F#
2

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shining in a golden hour

Bluffing 'round America,
C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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seizing every hour
Verse 6
B
B
2

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When you said that you love me,
D#m
D#m
6

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G#
G#
4

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I knew it wasn't true
F#
F#
2

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I've 300 unread messages,
C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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but not a single note from you
Interlude 2
F#
F#
2

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G#
G#
4

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Verse 7
G#
G#
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You left old Kentucky,
Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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and sailed to the west

Stopped in Cincinnati,
Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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dined with all the best

Reached the Mississippi,
Db
Db
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Ab
Ab
4

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took an oath in New Madrid

Fell into a maiden's arms,
Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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malaria on your lips
Verse 8
Db
Db
4

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When you said that you love me,
Fm
Fm

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Bb
Bb

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I knew it wasn't true
Ab
Ab
4

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I've 400 unread messages,
Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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but not a single note from you
Interlude 3
Bb
Bb

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Verse 9
Bb
Bb

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Eb
Eb
6

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Bb
Bb

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Up to St Louis, Kaskaskia on the way

Walking through the wilderness,
F
F

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sicker by the day
Bb
Bb

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Imaginary volcanoes,
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb
Bb

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and reptiles crawl around

Your mind was baked just like a cake,
F
F

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Bb
Bb

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as trouble gathered round
Verse 10
Eb
Eb
6

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When you said that you love me,
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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I knew it wasn't true
Bb
Bb

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I've 500 unread messages,
F
F

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Bb
Bb

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C
C

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but not a single note from you
Verse 11
C
C

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Defected to the Spanish,
F
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C
C

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you joined the mighty crown

Up the Missouri,
G
G

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flags were coming down
C
C

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You traded with the Omaha,
F
F

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C
C

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the Ponca and the Sioux

But missed the lost Padoucas, after
G
G

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C
C

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all the ballyhoo
Verse 12
F
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When you said that you love me,
Am
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D
D

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I knew it wasn't true
C
C

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I've 600 unread messages,
G
G

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C
C

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but not a single note from you
Interlude 4
D
D

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Verse 13
D
D

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Up with the Mandan,
G
G

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D
D

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you raised the Spanish flag

Survived assassination,
A
A

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worked upon your maps
G
G

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D
D

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But the lost tribe was a lost cause,
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G

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D
D

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so you cried a silent tear

And fled back to St Louis,
A
A

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D
D

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to a familiar frontier
Verse 14
G
G

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When you said that you love
Bm
Bm
2

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E
E

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me, I knew it wasn't true
D
D

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I've 700 unread messages,
A
A

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D
D

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but not a single note from you
Interlude 5
D
D

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E
E

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Verse 15
E
E

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Down in New Orleans,
A
A

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E
E

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the church bells did trill

The body of Don Juan Evans,
B
B
2

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is staying mighty still
E
E

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You annexed North Dakota,
A
A

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E
E

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you surveyed by the stars

But here lies your body,
B
B
2

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by these disease-ridden bars
E
E

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bars
Verse 16
A
A

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When you said that you love me,
C#m
C#m
4

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F#
F#
2

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I knew it wasn't true
E
E

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B
B
2

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E
E

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I've 800 unread messages,
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A

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B
B
2

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E
E

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but not a single note from you
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • B

    2

  • F#

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • C#

    4

  • D#m

    6

  • G#

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Fm

  • Bb

  • F

  • Gm

    3

  • C

  • Am

  • C#m

    4

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of 100 Unread Messages by Gruff Rhys is E major.

The primary chords used in 100 Unread Messages are E, A, B, C#m, F#, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of 100 Unread Messages is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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