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