How to Play Back to December on Guitar?

Taylor Swift - Back to December can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, Em chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Back to December with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Taylor Swift - Back to December Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[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

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 leaving. [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”

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 under[F]stand.

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]

Artist Taylor Swift

Album Speak Now

Genres Country, Pop

Year 2010

Key C

Taylor Swift - Back to December can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, Em chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Back to December with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.