Song:- Back to December
Key:- D
Chords:- D, Bm, G, A, F#m
Strumming Pattern:- D D UUD DDU
Tempo:- 71 BPM
(↓:- indicates number of down stroke/s)
Intro:-
(D Bm½ G½) ..x2
Verse 1:-
D
…I’m so glad you made time to see me
Bm
…How’s life, tell me, how’s your family
G
…I haven’t seen them
D½ A½
in a while………
D
…You’ve been good, busier than ever
Bm
…We small talk, work and the weather
G
…Your guard is up and
D½ A½
I know why……..
Pre-Chorus:-
Bm½
Cause the last time
A½
you saw me
D½
Is still burned in the
G½
back of your mind
Bm½
You gave me roses
A½ G
and I left them there to die
Chorus:-
D
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing
F#m
in front of you, Saying I’m sorry for
G
that night
D½
And I go back to December
A½
all the time
D
It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
F#m
Wishing I’d realized what I had
G
when you were mine
D½ A½
I go back to December, turn around
G
and make it alright
Bm½
I go back to December
A½
all the time
(D Bm½ G½) ..x2
Verse 2:-
D
…These days I haven’t been sleeping
Bm
Staying up, playing back myself leaving
G
When your birthday passed and
D½ A½
I didn’t call………
D
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
Bm
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
G
…And realized I loved you
D½ A½
in the fall………..
Pre-Chorus:-
Bm½
….And when the cold came,
A½
…the dark days
D½ G½
When fear crept into my mind
Bm½
You gave me all your love
A½
and all I gave you was
G
…goodbye
Chorus:-
D
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing
F#m
in front of you, Saying I’m sorry for
G
that night
D½
And I go back to December
A½
all the time
D
It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
F#m
Wishing I’d realized what I had
G
when you were mine
D½ A½
I go back to December, turn around
G
and change my own mind
Bm½
I go back to December
A½
all the time
Guitar Solo:-
(D Bm½ G½) ..x2
Bridge:-
Bm½
I miss your tan skin and
G½
your sweet smile
D½ A½
So good to me, so right
Bm½
And how you held me in your
G½
arms that September
D½
night, The first time
A½ Bm
you ever saw me cry
Maybe this is wishful thinking
G
…Probably mindless dreaming
D
…But if we loved again, I swear I’d
A
love you right
Bm½
I’d go back in time and
A½ G
change it, but I can’t
Bm½ A½
So if the chain is on your door,
G
I understand
Chorus:-
D
So this is me swallowing my pride, standing
F#m
in front of you, Saying I’m sorry for
G
that night
D½
And I go back to December
D
It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
F#m
Wishing I’d realized what I had
G
when you were mine
D½ A½
I go back to December, turn around
G
and make it alright
Bm½
I go back to December
Bm½
I go back to December,
A½
turn around and change
G
my own mind
Bm↓
I go back to December
A↓
all the time
Outro:-
D Bm½ G½
All the time
D Bm½ G↓