[Intro]
|Dsus4 D     |Bm  G     | (x2)
[Strophe]
D 
 I'm so glad you made the 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
[Pre-Refrain]
Bm                    A 
 Because the last time you saw me 
           D                          G 
 Is still burned in the back of your mind 
              Bm          A                  G 
 You gave me roses and I left them there to die
[Refrain]
     D 
So this is me swallowing my pride 
             F#m 
Standing in front of you saying 
                     G 
"I'm sorry for that night" and I go 
 D                A 
Back to December all the time 
    D 
It turns out freedom ain't 
 D 
Nothing but missing you 
F#m 
Wishing I'd realized what I had 
      G 
When you were mine
[Post-Refrain]
        D 
I'd go back to December, 
 A                           G 
Turn around and make it all right 
     Bm               A 
I go back to December all the time
[Instrumentale]
|Dsus4 D     |Bm  G     | (x2)
[Strophe]
D 
 These days I haven't been sleeping 
Bm 
 Stayin' 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 watch you laughing from the passenger side 
    G                             D  A 
 And realized I loved you in the fall
[Pre-Refrain]
Bm                     A 
 And then the cold came the dark days 
       D                  G 
 When fear crept into my mind 
             Bm 
 You gave me all your love and 
        A           G 
 All I gave you was goodbye
[Refrain]
     D 
So this is me swallowing my pride 
             F#m 
Standing in front of you saying 
                     G 
"I'm sorry for that night" and I go 
 D                A 
Back to December all the time 
   D 
It turns out freedom ain't 
 D 
Nothing but missing you 
F#m 
Wishing I'd realized what I had 
      G 
When you were mine
[Post-Refrain]
        D 
I'd go back to December, 
 A                         G 
Turn around and change my own mind 
     Bm               A 
I go back to December all the time
[Outro]
|D       |Bm G    | (x2)
[Pont]
             Bm                G 
I miss your tanned skin, your sweet smile 
    D              A 
So good to me, so right 
             Bm              G 
And how you held me in your arms 
                D 
That September night 
                    A           Bm 
The first time you ever saw me cry 
                              G 
Maybe this is wishful thinking 
                          D 
Probably mindless dreaming 
 D                                       A 
If you 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
[Interlude]
    D 
But this is me swallowing my pride 
            F#m 
Standing in front of you saying 
                    G 
"I'm sorry for that night" and I go 
D              A 
Back to December...
[Refrain]
    D 
It turns out freedom ain't 
 D 
Nothing but missing you 
F#m 
Wishing I'd realized what I had 
      G 
When you were mine 
        D 
I'd go back to December 
 A                           G 
Turn around and make it all right
[Post-Refrain]
       Bm 
I'd go back to December 
 A                         G 
Turn around and change my own mind 
     Bm               A 
I go back to December all the time
[Outro]
Dsus4 D   Bm G         Dsus4 D    Bm G 
               All the time