Carly Rae Jepsen - It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries

[Intro]
Em G
It’s not Christmas, no-oh-oh
Em D
It’s not Christmas, no-oh-oh
Em7 Am G
It’s not Christmas till somebody cries

Bass Line (Single Notes):
A G F# E
(Ho, ho-ho, ho-ho-ho)

[Verse 1]
G Am7 C D/A
Everybody made it home for Christmas Eve
G Am7 C D/A
Tried to keep it cool around the Christmas tree
Em G D Dsus4 D Em/B
But every year we sing a little song to survive, that
Em G D Dsus4 D G
It’s not Christmas till somebody cries
G Am7 C G
My boyfriend is a vegan, so they fed him fish
G Am7 C G
My uncle made it worse by talking politics
Em G D Dsus4 D G
I had a few opinions, might have started a fight, well
Em G D Dsus4 D G
It’s not Christmas till somebody cries

[Chorus]
Em G
It’s not Christmas
Em D
Till we all break down in tears
Em G
It’s not Christmas (No-oh-oh)
Em D
It’s the best time of the year

[Verse 2]
G Am C D/A
Grandpa ate the gummies that we meant to hide
G Am7 C D/A
We tried to play it off like it’s a holiday high
Em G D Dsus4 D Em/B
He unwrapped all the presents and he ruined the surprise, well
G Em7 Em D Dsus4 D
It’s not Christmas till somebody–
G Am7 C D/A
Breaks into an argument, ooh, I used to fight it (Oh, oh, oh)
G Am7 C D/A
We get emotional too, I won’t deny it (Oh, oh, oh)
G Am7 C D/A
I used to hide in my room, but now I like it
Em G D Dsus4 D G
‘Cause it’s not Christmas till somebody cries

[Chorus]
Em G
It’s not Christmas (No-oh-oh)
Em D
Till we all break down in tears
Em G G
It’s not Christmas (No-oh-oh)
Em D
It’s the best time of the year

[Post-Chorus]
Em
It’s not Christmas
Em
(Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody)
Em
Till somebody cries
F
(Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody)
Em
Till somebody cries

[Bridge]
G Am7 C D/A
Waking up too early in my childhood bed
G Am7 C D/A
The nieces and the nephews jumping on my head
Em G D Dsus4 D Em/B
They keep on asking questions like, “Is Santa a lie?”, well
Em G D Dsus4 D G
It’s not Christmas till somebody cries

[Outro]
Em G
It’s not Christmas, no-oh-oh
Em G
It’s not Christmas, no-oh-oh (Have a holly jolly)
Em G D Dsus4 D Em/B
The secret is to sing a little song to survive, that
Em G D Dsus4 D G
It’s not Christmas till somebody cries (Till somebody cries)
Em G D Dsus4 D G
No, it’s not Christmas till somebody cries (No, it’s not Christmas)
Em G D Dsus4 D G
It’s not Christmas till somebody cries

(Ho, ho-ho, ho-ho)