Back To December
Back To December
[INTRO]
|G |Em - C | x2
[VERSE 1]
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 seen 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
Cause 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 Bm
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you
C
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
G Em C x2
[VERSE 2]
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 when the cold 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 Bm
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you
C
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 that 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
[GUITAR SOLO]
G Em C x2
[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 D C
I'd go back in time and change it, but I can't
Em D C
So if the chain is on your door, I understand
[CHORUS]
(no comp)
G Bm
But this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you
C
Saying I'm sorry for that night
G D
And I go back to December --> comp in
G
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Bm C
Wishing that 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 C
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
Em D
I go back to December all the time
[OUTRO]
G Em C G Em C
All the time