Back To December chords by Dan + Shay

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: D

TUNING: E-A-D-G-B-e

Intro:

D  Bm  G

Verse 1:
D
  I'm so glad you made time to see me
Bm
  How's life? Tell me, how's your family?
G                          D  A
  I haven't seen them in a while
D

  You've been good, busier than ever
Bm
  We small-talk, work and the weather
G                             D  A
  Your guard is up and I know why
Bm                    A
Because the last time you saw me is still
D                          G
Burned in the back of your mind
           Bm             A                  G
I gave you roses, and you left them there to die

Chorus 1:
   D
So this is me swallowing my pride
            F#m                                     G
Standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night
         D                A
And I go back to December all the time
   D
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
F#m                                  G
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
     A                                         G
I go back to December, turn around and make it all right
     Bm               A
I go back to December all the time

D  Bm  G

Verse 2:
D
  These days, I haven't been sleeping
Bm
Staying up playing back myself leaving
G                                        D  A
  When your birthday passed and I didn't call
       D
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
Bm
  I watched you laughin' from the passenger side, and
G                             D  A
  Realized I loved you in the fall
Bm
  And then the cold came
A                        D                  G
  The dark days when the fear crept into my mind
            Bm                       A
You gave me all your love, and all I gave you was
G
  Goodbye

Chorus 2:
   D
So this is me swallowing my pride
            F#m                                     G
Standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night
         D                A
And I go back to December all the time
   D
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
F#m                                  G
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
     A                                           G
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
     Bm               A
I go back to December all the time

D  Bm  G

Bridge:
            Bm             G
I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile
   D              A
So good to me, so right
          Bm             G                   D
And how I held you in my arms that September night
                 A            Bm
The first time I ever saw you cry

Maybe this is wishful thinking
G
  Probably mindless dreaming
D/F#                                          A
  But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right
       Bm               A                G
I'd go back in time and change it, but I can't
          Bm               A            G
So if the chain is on your door, I understand

Chorus 3:
    D
But this is me swallowing my pride
            F#m                                     G
Standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night
         Bm            A
And I go back to December
   D
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
F#m                                  G
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
     A                                         G
I go back to December, turn around and make it alright
     Bm                A                         G
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
     Bm               A
I go back to December all the time

D  Bm  G  D
         all the time
Bm  G