Intro C 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'll small talk, working 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 G So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you F Saying I'm sorry for that night Am G And I go back to December all the time C It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you Post-Chorus G F Wishing I realized what I had when you were mine Am G F I go back to December, turn around and make it alright Am G I go back to December all the time C F x2 Verse 2 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 Pre-Chorus 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 G So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you F Saying I'm sorry for that night Am G And I go back to December all the time C It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you G F Wishing that I'd realized what I had when you were mine Post-Chorus 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 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 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 Interlude C G But this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you F Saying I'm sorry for that night Am G And I go back to December Chorus C It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you G F Wishing that I'd realized what I had when you were mine Post-Chorus Am 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 Outro C F C All the time C F
