^CI'm so glad you made time to see me ^GHow's life, tell me, how's your family ^AmI haven't se^Fem them in a w^Chil^Ge ^CYou've been good, busier than ever ^GW'll small talk, working the weather ^AmYour guard is u^Fp and I know ^Cwh^Gy ^AmCause the last time^F you saw me Is still burn^Ced in the back of your m^Gind You gave me ^Amroses and I le^Gft them there ^Fto die

So t^Chis is me swallowing my pride, standing in f^Gront of you Saying I'm sorry for that n^Fight And I go ^Amback to December a^Gll the time It t^Curns out freedom aint nothing but missing you ^GWishing I realized what i had when yo^Fu were mine I go ^Amback to December, tu^Grn around and make it a^Flright I go ^Amback to December ^Gall the time

^CThese days I haven't been sleeping ^GStaying up, playing back myself leaving ^AmWhen your birthday ^Fpassed and I didn't ^Cca^Gll ^CThen I think about summer, all the beautiful times ^GI watched you laughing from the passenger side ^AmAnd realized I l^Foved you in the ^Cfa^Gll ^AmAnd when the cold came,^F the dark days ^CWhen fear crept into my^G mind You gave me^Am all your love and all I ^Ggave you was go^Fodbye ^CSo this is me swallowing my pride, standing in fr^Gont of you Saying I'm sorry for that ^Fnight And I go ^Amback to December all ^Gthe time ^CIt turns out freedom made nothing but missing you ^GWishing that I'd realized what I had when yo^Fu were mine I go ba^Amck to December,^G turn around and change my o^Fwn mind I go ^Amback to December ^Gall the time

I miss your ^Amtan skin and you^Fr sweet smile So g^Cood to me, so r^Gight And how you ^Amheld me in your arm^Fs that Septmber^C night The first time you e^Gver saw me c^Amry

^FProbably mindless dreaming ^CBut if we loved again, I swear I'd love you ^Gright

I'd go ^Amback in time and c^Fhange it, but ^GI can't So if the ^Amchain is on your ^Fdoor, I unde^Grstand But t^Chis is me swallowing my pride, standing in f^Gront of you Saying I'm sorry for that ni^Fght And I go ^Amback to Decem^Gber It t^Curns out freedom made nothing but missing you ^GWishing that I'd realized what I had when y^Fou were mine I go ba^Amck to December, ^Gturn around and make it ^Falright I go ba^Amck to December, tur^Gn around and change my ^Fown mind I go ^Amback to December all ^Gthe time

All the ^Ctime C F