It's 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)