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