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