[Intro]
C C Am F 2x
[Verse]
C
I'm so glad you made time to see me
Am
How's life, tell me how's your family
F C G
I haven't seem them in a while
C
You've been good, busier than ever
Am
We small talk, work and the weather
F C G
Your guard is up and I know why
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G
Because the last time you saw me
C F
Is still burned in the back of your mind
Am G F
You gave me roses and I left them there to die
[Chorus]
C
So this is me swallowing my pride
Em F
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
C G
And I go back to December all the time
C
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Em F
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
C G F
I go back to December, turn around and make it alright
Am G
I go back to December all the time
[Interlude]
C C Am F 2x
[Verse]
C
These days I haven't been sleeping
Am
Staying up playing back myself leaving
F C G
When your birthday passed and I didn't call
C
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
Am
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
F C G
And realized I loved you in the fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G
And then the cold came, the dark days
C F
When fear crept into my mind
Am G F
You gave me all your love And all I gave you was goodbye
[Chorus]
C
So this is me swallowing my pride
Em F
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
C G
And I go back to December all the time
C
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Em F
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
C G F
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
Am G
I go back to December all the time
[Interlude]
C C Am F Am 2x
[Bridge]
Am F
I miss your tan skin and your sweet smile
C G
So good to me, so right
Am F C
And how you held me in your arms that September night
G Am
The first time you ever saw me cry
Am
Maybe this is wishful thinking
F
Probably mindless dreaming
C G~
But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right
Am Em F
I'd go back in time and change it, but I can't
Am Em F
So if the chain is on your door, I understand
[Chorus]
C
But this is me swallowing my pride
Em F
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
C G
And I go back to December
C
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Em F
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
C G F
I go back to December, turn around and make it alright
[Outro]
Am G F
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
Am~ G~
I go back to December all the time
C C Am F C C Am F
All the time
[Intro]
C C Am F 2x
[Verse]
C
I'm so glad you
made time to see me
Am
How's life, tell
me how's your family
F C G
I haven't seem them in a while
C
You've been good,
busier than ever
Am
We small talk,
work and the weather
F C G
Your guard is up and I know why
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G
Because the last time you saw me
C Is still burned in
F
the back of your mind
Am You gave me roses and
G F
I left them there to die
[Chorus]
C
So this is me swallowing my pride
Em Standing in front of you saying
F
I'm sorry for that night
C And I go back to
G
December all the time
C
It turns out freedom ain't
nothing but missing you
Em Wishing I'd realized what
F
I had when you were mine
C G I go back to December, turn
F
around and make it alright
Am G
I go back to December all the time
[Interlude]
C C Am F 2x
[Verse]
C
These days I haven't
been sleeping
Am
Staying up playing
back myself leaving
F When your birthday
C G
passed and I didn't call
C
Then I think about summer,
all the beautiful times
Am
I watched you laughing
from the passenger side
F And realized I loved
C G
you in the fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Am And then the cold
G
came, the dark days
C F
When fear crept into my mind
Am You gave me all your love
G F
And all I gave you was goodbye
[Chorus]
C
So this is me swallowing my pride
Em Standing in front of you saying
F
I'm sorry for that night
C And I go back to
G
December all the time
C
It turns out freedom ain't
nothing but missing you
Em Wishing I'd realized what
F
I had when you were mine
C G I go back to December, turn
F
around and change my own mind
Am G
I go back to December all the time
[Interlude]
C C Am F Am 2x
[Bridge]
Am I miss your tan skin
F
and your sweet smile
C G
So good to me, so right
Am And how you held me in your
F C
arms that September night
G Am
The first time you ever saw me cry
Am
Maybe this is wishful thinking
F
Probably mindless dreaming
C But if we loved again,
G~
I swear I'd love you right
Am I'd go back in time and
Em F
change it, but I can't
Am So if the chain is on
Em F
your door, I understand
[Chorus]
C
But this is me swallowing my pride
Em Standing in front of you saying
F
I'm sorry for that night
C G
And I go back to December
C
It turns out freedom ain't
nothing but missing you
Em Wishing I'd realized what
F
I had when you were mine
C G I go back to December, turn
F
around and make it alright
[Outro]
Am G I go back to December, turn
F
around and change my own mind
Am~ G~
I go back to December all the time
C C Am F C C Am F
All the time