[Intro]
|C |Am - F | x2
[Verse 1]
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 seen 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
Cause 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 Em
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you
F
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
C Am F x2
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
Am G
And when the cold 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 Em
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you
F
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 that 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
[Guitar Solo]
C Am F x2
[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 G F
I'd go back in time and change it, but I can't
Am G F
So if the chain is on your door, I understand
(no comp)
C Em
But this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you
F
Saying I'm sorry for that night
C G
And I go back to December --> comp in
C
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Em F
Wishing that 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 F
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
Am G
I go back to December all the time
C Am F C Am F
