Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse one
Well, I don't know if you remember me or not
I'm one of the kids they brought in from the home
I was the red-haired boy in an old green flannel shirt
You may not have seen me, I was standing off alone
I didn't come and talk to you 'cause that's never worked before
And you'll probably never see this letter anyway
But just in case there's something you can do to help me out
I'll ask you one more time
Chorus
All I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in
A shoulder to cry on if I lose, shoulders to ride on if I win
There's so much I could ask for but there's just one thing I need
All I really want for Christmas is a family
Verse two
Well, I guess I should go ahead and tell you now
If it's really true about that list you have
Somehow I always seem to end up in a fight
But I'm really trying hard not to be bad
Well maybe if I had a brother or a dad to wrestle with
Or maybe they could teach me how to get along
And from everything I've heard, it sounds like the greatest gift on earth
Would be a mom
Chorus two
All I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in
A shoulder to cry on if I lose, shoulders to ride on if I win
There's so much I could ask for but there's just one thing I need
All I really want for Christmas is someone who'll be here
To sing me Happy Birthday for the next one hundred years
And it's okay if they're not perfect
Well, even if they're a little broken, that's all right, 'cause so am I
Verse three
Well, I guess I should go, it's almost time for bed
And maybe next time I write you, I'll be at home
Chorus three
'Cause all I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in
Tell me I'll never be alone, someone whose love will never end
Of all that I could ask for, well, there's just one thing I need
All I really want for Christmas
All I really want for Christmas
Is a family
Just a family
That's all I really need