Standard Tuning
Capo on 3rd fret
C Am F (2x)
C
I'm so glad you made the 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
You're guard is up, and I know why
Am G
Because the last time you saw me
C F
It's still burned in the back of your mind
Am G F
You gave me roses and I left them there to die
C
So this is me swallowing my pride
Em
Standing in front of you saying
F
"I'm sorry for that night" and I go
C G
Back to December all the time
C
It turns out freedom ain't
(C)
Nothing but missing you
Em
Wishing I'd realized what I had
F
When you were mine
C
I'd go back to December,
G F
Turn around and make it all right
Am *once G*
I go back to December all the time
C Am F (2x)
C
These days I haven't been sleeping
Am
Stayin' 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 watch you laughing from the passenger side
F C G
And realized I loved you in the fall
Am G
And then the cold came the dark days
C F
When fear crept into my mind
Am
You gave me all your love and
G F
All I gave you was goodbye
C
So this is me swallowing my pride
Em
Standing in front of you saying
F
"I'm sorry for that night" and I go
C G
Back to December all the time
C
It turns out freedom ain't
(C)
Nothing but missing you
Em
Wishing I'd realized what I had
F
When you were mine
C
I'd go back to December,
G F
Turn around and change my own mind
Am G
I go back to December all the time
C Am F (2x)
Am F
I miss your tan skin your sweet smile
C G
So good to me, so right
Am F
And how you held me in your arms
C
That September night
G Am -stop
The first time you ever saw me cry
F -stop
Maybe this is wishful thinking
C
Probably mindless dreaming
(C) G *once
If you loved again I swear I'd love you right
Am *once 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
C
But this is me swallowing my pride
Em
Standing in front of you saying
F
"I'm sorry for that night" and I go
C G
Back to December...
C
It turns out freedom ain't
(C)
Nothing but missing you
Em
Wishing I'd realized what I had
F
When you were mine
C
I'd go back to December
G F
Turn around and make it all right
C
I’d go back to December
G F
Turn around and change my own mind
Am *once G*
I go back to December all the time
C Am F C Am F *once
All the time