Xmas Cake (CHORDS) by Rilo Kiley
[INTRO]~
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | 1 2 3
Bm F#
Bm F#
[VERSE 1]~
Bm F#
When I take off my make-up, I look old and defeated
Bm F#
I'm not so dangerous
G Bm
Cry into my Christmas cake
Bm F#
Staring holes into me all night
Bm F#
You should just give up
G Bm A
Because our love's become selling secrets to the Russians they
E7 G
don't need | The cold
Bm A E7
war is on between you and
G
me
[SOLO]~
Bm | F#
Bm | F#
G | Bm | A
E7 | G
[VERSE 2]~
Bm F#
25 years old and a bachelor's degree | Your
Bm F#
parents helped out with graduation fees | The
G Bm
loans were never e-nough | The
G Bm A
credit cards are calling your bluff Hold your hand, cut them
E7 G
up, move a-way | Or you'll be
Bm A E7
paying them off ’til your kids grow
G
up and do the
Bm | F#
same
Bm | F#
[VERSE 2]~
Bm F#
There's no more running water
Bm F#
Wrapping presents in the dark
G Bm
Move into your car
G Bm
Change where you park
G Bm A
Too bad that job caroling department stores
E7 G
fell through | But the
Bm A E7
new year is right in front of
G G
you Cry into your Christmas
[CHORUS]~
Bm A G
cake Don't know what else to do
Bm A G
Don't know what else to do.
G
(Fa la la, Fa la la la LA)
[VERSE 3]~
Bm F#
I fear I'm going deaf
Bm F#
I've got some sense left
G Bm
Give up some more to be with you
G Bm A
'cause what good is seeing if love's not look-ing back at
E7 G
you?
G Bm A
and what good is feeling if my hands aren't touching
E7 G
you?
[BRIDGE]~
Bm A G
and another angel came down | He was
Bm A G
wearing only a cloud | He said
Bm A E7
"Sew up the bad that you've done
Bm A G
Tomorrow, Christmas day comes!"
(Christmas Daaaaaay)
G G
Cry into your Christmas
[CHORUS]~
Bm A G
cake Don't know what else to do
G Bm A
Cry into your Christmas cake don’t know what else to
G Bm A
do The new year is right in
C7 G
Front of you
1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | 1 2 3
Bm F#
Bm F#
[VERSE 1]~
Bm F#
When I take off my make-up, I look old and defeated
Bm F#
I'm not so dangerous
G Bm
Cry into my Christmas cake
Bm F#
Staring holes into me all night
Bm F#
You should just give up
G Bm A
Because our love's become selling secrets to the Russians they
E7 G
don't need | The cold
Bm A E7
war is on between you and
G
me
[SOLO]~
Bm | F#
Bm | F#
G | Bm | A
E7 | G
[VERSE 2]~
Bm F#
25 years old and a bachelor's degree | Your
Bm F#
parents helped out with graduation fees | The
G Bm
loans were never e-nough | The
G Bm A
credit cards are calling your bluff Hold your hand, cut them
E7 G
up, move a-way | Or you'll be
Bm A E7
paying them off ’til your kids grow
G
up and do the
Bm | F#
same
Bm | F#
[VERSE 2]~
Bm F#
There's no more running water
Bm F#
Wrapping presents in the dark
G Bm
Move into your car
G Bm
Change where you park
G Bm A
Too bad that job caroling department stores
E7 G
fell through | But the
Bm A E7
new year is right in front of
G G
you Cry into your Christmas
[CHORUS]~
Bm A G
cake Don't know what else to do
Bm A G
Don't know what else to do.
G
(Fa la la, Fa la la la LA)
[VERSE 3]~
Bm F#
I fear I'm going deaf
Bm F#
I've got some sense left
G Bm
Give up some more to be with you
G Bm A
'cause what good is seeing if love's not look-ing back at
E7 G
you?
G Bm A
and what good is feeling if my hands aren't touching
E7 G
you?
[BRIDGE]~
Bm A G
and another angel came down | He was
Bm A G
wearing only a cloud | He said
Bm A E7
"Sew up the bad that you've done
Bm A G
Tomorrow, Christmas day comes!"
(Christmas Daaaaaay)
G G
Cry into your Christmas
[CHORUS]~
Bm A G
cake Don't know what else to do
G Bm A
Cry into your Christmas cake don’t know what else to
G Bm A
do The new year is right in
C7 G
Front of you
