This December Chords

KeyG Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays364

This December by Mary Clare Stroh is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, Am, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			

 

verse 1 
G 
I’m having trouble sleeping  
Am 
There’s a deep ache in my soul 
G                                            C           D 
To be sought after, loved and held so close 
G  
My clumsy self wants to be  
Am 
Vulnerable in your love 
G                                        C                                   D 
My life to be worthwhile to never stop holding your hands 


G                                           C 
No I won’t endure December, I’ll embrace it  
           Am                                  C                           D 
I want the best me with the best you come the new year 
G                                    C  
I will seek holiness before I seek you 
          Am                                       C                    D 
In my complex world I won’t stop believing in faithfulness 
         G 
This December 


verse 2 
G 
Not in consulting  
Am 
The cloudy and the cold 
G                                              C         D 
Not in emotional spending will you be found 
G 
Not in vaulting up my risks 
Am 
Not in shaming myself to isolation  
G                                        C                           D 
Not in counting calories or running my heart ragged  



G 
I’m having trouble sleeping  
Am 
There’s a deep ache in my soul 
G                                            C           D 
To be sought after, loved and held so closely  
          G 
This December 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante