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“Back to December” is a poignant country-pop song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Released in 2010 as a part of her third studio album, “Speak Now,” the song gained widespread acclaim for its heartfelt lyrics, emotional vocals, and vulnerable storytelling.
Back To December Guitar Chords
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C
I’m so glad you made time to see me.
Am
How’s life? Tell me how’s your family?
F
I haven’t seen them in a
C
while
G
C
You’ve been good, busier than ever,
Am
We small talk, work and the weather,
F
Your guard is up and I know
C
why
G
Am
Because the last time
G
you saw me
Is still
C
burned in the back of your
F
mind.
You gave me
Am
roses and I
G
left them there to
F
die
Chorus
So
C
this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in
Em
front of you saying “I’m sorry for that
F
night”
And I go
C
back to December
G
all the time.
It
C
turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
Em
Wishing I’d realized what I had when
F
you were mine
I’d go
C
back to December,
G
turn around and make it all
F
right
I go
Am
back to December
G
all the time
C
These days I haven’t been sleeping,
Am
Staying up, playing back myself leavin’.
F
When your birthday passed and I didn’t
C
call
G
And I
C
think about summer, all the beautiful times,
Am
I watched you laughing from the passenger side.
F
Realized that I loved you in the
C
fall
G
Am
And then the cold came,
G
the dark days
When
C
fear crept into my
F
mind
You gave me
Am
all your love and all I
G
gave you was
F
“Goodbye”
Chorus
So
C
this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in
Em
front of you saying “I’m sorry for that
F
night”
And I go
C
back to December
G
all the time.
It
C
turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
Em
Wishing I’d realized what I had when
F
you were mine
I’d go
C
back to December,
G
turn around and change my own
F
mind
I go
Am
back to December
G
all the time
I miss your
Am
tanned skin, your
F
sweet smile, so
C
good to me, so
G
right
And how you
Am
held me in your
F
arms that September
C
night
The first time you
G
ever saw me
Am
cry
Maybe this is wishful thinking
F
probably mindless dreaming
C
But if we loved again, I swear I’d love you
G
right
I’d go
Am
back in time and
G
change it but I
F
can’t.
So if the
Am
chain is on your
G
door I unders-
F
tand.
Chorus
But
C
this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in
Em
front of you saying “I’m sorry for that
F
night”
And I go
C
back to December
G
It
C
turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you,
Em
Wishing I’d realized what I had when
F
you were mine.
I’d go
C
back to December,
G
turn around and make it all
F
right.
I’d go
Am
back to December,
G
turn around and change my
F
own
mind
I go
Am
back to December
G
all the time.
C
Am
F
All the
C
time
Am
F
These known chords are used in this song.
