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Back To December Chords

Learn to play “Back To December” by Taylor Swift on guitar — played in the key of D, using D, Bm, G and A. It's an intermediate arrangement — a nice step up as you improve. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

Chords:DBmGAF#m

Chords for Back To December

Key: DBPM: 90Difficulty: IntermediatePop

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DI'm so glad you made time to see me.

BmHow's life? Tell me how's your family?

GI haven't seen them in aDwhileA

DYou've been good, busier than ever,

BmWe small talk, work and the weather,

GYour guard is up and I knowDwhyA

BmBecause the last timeAyou saw me

Is stillDburned in the back of yourGmind.

U gave meBmroses & IAleft them there toGdie

SoDthis is me swallowing my pride

Standing inF#mfront of you saying

"I'm sorry for thatGnight"

And I goDback to DecemberAall the time.

ItDturns out freedom aint nothing but missing u

F#mWishing I'd realized

what I had whenGyou were mine

I'd goDback to December,

Aturn around and make it allGright

I goBmback to DecemberAall the time

DThese days I haven't been sleeping,

BmStaying up, playing back myself leavin'.

GWhen ur birthday passed & I didn'tDcallA

And IDthink about summer all the beautiful times

BmI watched you laughing from the passenger side

GRealized that I loved you in theDfallA

BmAnd then the cold came,Athe dark days

WhenDfear crept into myGmind

You gave meBmall your love

and all IAgave you wasG"Goodbye"

SoDthis is me swallowing my pride

Standing inF#mfront of you saying

"I'm sorry for thatGnight"

And I goDback to DecemberAall the time.

ItDturns out freedom aint nothing but missing u

F#mWishing I'd realized what

I had whenGyou were mine

I'd goDback to December,

Aturn around and change my ownGmind

I goBmback to DecemberAall the time

I miss yourBmtanned skin, yourGsweet smile,

soDgood to me, soAright

And how youBmheld me in yourGarms

that SeptemberDnight

The first time youAever saw meBmcry

Maybe this is wishful thinkingG

probably mindless dreamingD

But if we loved again, I swear I'd love youAright

I'd goBmback in time and

Achange it but IGcan't.

So if theBmchain is on your

Adoor I unders-Gtand.

ButDthis is me swallowing my pride

Standing inF#mfront of you saying

"I'm sorry for thatGnight"

And I goDback to DecemberA

ItDturns out freedom ain't nothing but missing u

F#mWishing I'd realized what

I had whenGyou were mine.

I'd goDback to December,

Aturn around and make it allGright.

I'd goBmback to December,

Aturn around and change myGown mind

I goBmback to DecemberAall the time.

D Bm GAll theDtimeBm G

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About Back To December

Taylor Swift's “Back To December” is a pop track that guitarists love to cover. This arrangement uses 5 chords — D, Bm, G, A and F#m — with the progression centred on D, Bm and G. It's a rewarding play once you're comfortable with open chords and basic transitions. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.