{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1692895,"song":"100 Unread Messages","artist":"Gruff Rhys","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11355358-100-unread-messages-chords-by-gruff-rhys/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1692895?type=chord","rating":4.87072,"votes":3,"content":"GRUFF RHYS / 100 UNREAD MESSAGES\r\n(from 'American Interior', 2014)\r\n\r\nThe song goes one step up after each verse, so instead of strumming open chords \r\nI recommend you to use the bar chords higher up the guitar neck. They're all very close to each other\r\nand once you figure out that all the verses follow the same pattern, you'll find out that this song is\r\npretty easy to play!\r\n\r\nThe very last bit of the song where Gruff counts down from 800 (unread messages) to 100\r\nis actually what he does in some live versions only - he shortens it in the album version (check it out!)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou set foot in America, one fine October day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSailing into Baltimore, well everything's OK[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNew buttons on your jacket, shining like they're brand-new dimes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]       | [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch] |       [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGlistening in the sunlight, blistering my eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch] \r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]                 | [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch] |       [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n        I've one hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nYou zoomed up to Philly, they'd taught you to make maps[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]   [ch]C#[/ch]  \r\nThey commissioned you in piety, and pitied any lapse[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSo you stormed into Pittsburgh, and waited for the waters to rise[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]         | [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch] |    [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd set sail down the Ohio, with a lost tribe on your mind[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[tab]                 [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]D#m[/ch]            [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]                | [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]C#[/ch] |      [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n        I've two hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]          [ch]C#[/ch]        [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nAs hurricane Charlie was gathering pace[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#[/ch]               [ch]G#[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]D#[/ch]   [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nAt night instead of eyelids, I saw pictures of your face[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]             [ch]G#[/ch]         [ch]C#[/ch]                  [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nSmiling in the moonlight, shining in a golden hour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]G#[/ch]     | [ch]C#[/ch]      [ch]D#[/ch] |  [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nBluffing 'round America, seizing every hour[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C#[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]         [ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]A#[/ch]   [ch]A#[/ch]\r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G#[/ch]                   [ch]G#[/ch]                | [ch]C#[/ch]     [ch]D#[/ch] |      [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n        I've three hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A#[/ch]        [ch]A#[/ch]            [ch]D#[/ch]        [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nYou left olde Kentucky, and sailed to the west[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]               [ch]A#[/ch]    [ch]D#[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nStopped in Cincinnati, dined with all the best[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]                [ch]A#[/ch]           [ch]D#[/ch]                  [ch]A#[/ch]   [ch]A#[/ch]\r\n(You) reached the Mississippi, took an oath in New Madrid[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#[/ch]          [ch]A#[/ch]           | [ch]D#[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch] |     [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nFell into a maiden's arms, malaria on your lips[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D#[/ch]            [ch]D#[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]  \r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A#[/ch]                  [ch]A#[/ch]                | [ch]D#[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch] |       [ch]A#[/ch]  [ch]A#[/ch]\r\n        I've four hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUp to St Louis, Kaskaskia on the way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWalking through the wilderness, sicker by the day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nImaginary volcanoes, and reptiles crawl around[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]             | [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] |      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYour mind was baked just like a cake, as trouble gathered round[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                 | [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] |       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n        I've five hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDefected to the Spanish, you joined the mighty crown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUp the Missouri, flags were coming down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou traded with the Omaha, the Ponca and the Sioux[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]             | [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch] |  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut missed the lost Padoucas, after all the ballyhoo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] \r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                 | [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch] |       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n        I've six hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUp with the Mandan, you raised the Spanish flag[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSurvived assassination, worked upon your maps[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut the lost tribe was a lost cause, so you cried a silent tear[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]         | [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch] |    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd fled back to St Louis, to a familiar frontier[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch] \r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]                 | [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch] |       [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n        I've seven hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nDown in New Orleans, the church bells did trill[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]C#[/ch]   [ch]C#[/ch] \r\nThe body of Don Juan Evans, is staying mighty still[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]               [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nYou annexed North Dakota, you surveyed by the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#[/ch]             [ch]F#[/ch]           | [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C#[/ch] |   [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nBut here lies your body, by these disease-ridden bars[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]B[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]D#m[/ch]            [ch]G#[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch]\r\n        When you said that you love me, I knew it wasn't true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]                | [ch]B[/ch]      [ch]C#[/ch] |      [ch]F#[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\n        I've eight hundred unread messages, but not a single note from you[/tab]\r\n\r\n        (... seven hundred unread messages... six hundred unread messages... etc etc.)","plain_text":"GRUFF RHYS / 100 UNREAD MESSAGES\n(from 'American Interior', 2014)\n\nThe song goes one step up after each verse, so instead of strumming open chords \nI recommend you to use the bar chords higher up the guitar neck. They're all very close to each other\nand once you figure out that all the verses follow the same pattern, you'll find out that this song is\npretty easy to play!\n\nThe very last bit of the song where Gruff counts down from 800 (unread messages) to 100\nis actually what he does in some live versions only - he shortens it in the album version (check it out!)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\nE  E  E  E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\nF# F# F# F#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\nG# G# G# G#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\nA#  A#  A#  A#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\nC  C  C  C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\nD  D  D  D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\nE  E  E  E\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\nF#  F#  F#  F#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        (... seven hundred unread messages... six hundred unread messages... etc etc.)","chords":["E","A","B","C#m","F#","C#","D#m","G#","D#","Fm","A#","F","Gm","C","G","Am","D","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}