Intro: C F C Am I'm so glad you made time to see me F How's life? Tell me, how's your family? C G I haven't seen them in a whi...ile C Am You've been good; busier than ever F Small talk, work and the weather C G Your guard is up and I know why Am G Because the last time you saw me C F Still burns in the back of your mind Am G F You gave me roses and I left them there to die
D So this is me swallowing my pride, Em Standing in front of you saying F 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 missin' you Em G Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine C G And I go back to December, turn around F And make it all right C G C F C F I go back to December all the time C These days I haven't been sleepin?, Am Stayin' up playing back myself leavin?, F When your birthday passed C G C And I didn't ca...all, then I think about summer, Am All the beautiful times, F I watched you laughin' from the passenger side C G And realized I loved you in the fa....ll Am F And then the cold came, C F With the dark days when the fear crept into my mind Am You gave me all your love G F And 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 C G And I go back to December all the time, C It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missin' you Em F Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine C G And I go back to December, turn around F And change my own mind C G I go back to December all the time (C F)