Intro: D  Bm  G 
        D  Bm  G 
  
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 
You're guard is up, and I know why 
  
Bm                    A 
Because the last time you saw me 
           D                          G 
It's still burned in the back of your mind  
            Bm          A                  G 
You gave me roses and I left them there to die 
  
   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  
       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 
  
( D  Bm  G )  
( D  Bm  G ) 
  
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 
  
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 
   
   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  
       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 
  
( D  Bm G )  
( D  Bm G ) 
  
            Bm            G 
I miss your tan 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 
 
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 
  
                       Bm                G 
And then he said, it's too late to apologize 
     D    A 
It's too late 
         Bm                G 
He said, it's too late to apologize 
     D    A 
It's too late 
  
     Bm                     G 
But, this is me swallowing my pride 
(It's too late to apologize) 
            D 
Standing in front of you 
(It's too late) 
           A              Bm 
saying I'm sorry for that night 
(It's too late to apologize) 
G         D                   A 
 And I go back to December... 
(It's too late) 
   Bm                      G 
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you 
(Its too late to apologize) 
D                           A 
Wishing I'd realized what I had  
(It's too late) 
              Bm 
when you were mine 
(It's too late to apologize) 
G    D   A 
Oh ho oh oh 
(It's too late) 
                   Bm 
He said you're not sorry 
(It's too late to apologize 
G   D   A 
No, no, no 
(It's too late) 
           Bm 
You're not sorry 
(It's too late to apologize) 
G   D   A 
No, no, no 
(It's too late) 
           Bm 
You're not sorry 
(It's too late to apologize) 
G   D   A 
No, no, no 
(It's too late) 
           Bm 
You're not sorry 
G   D   A 
No, no, no