Its Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries chords by Carly Rae Jepsen

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

This version offers options chord variation to recognize the melodic line in non-chord tones.
You can play all chords in their standard root position, but I've included alternative chord shapes
that better reflect the melody of the song as well

Em : 022003
Em* : x79987
Em7 : x79787
D/A : x0423x


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)