Intro
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[Verse]
F# B
I've made this same mistake before
G#m F#
too many malls, too many stores.
B
December traffic, Christmas rush
G#m B F#
it breaks me till I push and shove.
F# C# B F#
Children are crying while mothers are trying
G#m C#
to photograph Santa and sleigh.
F# C# B F# B
Shopping and buying and standing forever in line-
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what can I say?
[Chorus]
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I need a silent night, a holy night
B F# G#m C#
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
F# B C# F# C#
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
B G#m F#
to end this crazy day with a silent night.
[Verse]
F# B
December comes then disappears
G#m F#
faster and faster every year.
B
Did my own mother keep this pace
G#m B F#
or was the world a different place?
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Where people stayed home, wishing for snow
G#m C#
watching three channels on their TVs.
F# C# B F#
Look at us now, rushing around
B
trying to buy Christmas peace.
[Chorus]
F# B C# F# C#
I need a silent night, a holy night
B F# G#m C#
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
F# B C# F# C#
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
B G#m C# F#
to end this crazy day with a silent night.
[Bridge]
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What was it like back there in Bethlehem?
G#m D#m
With peace on earth
G#m B
Good will toward men
[Chorus]
F# B C# F# C#
I need a silent night, a holy night
B F# G#m C#
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
F# B C# F# C#
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
B G#m C# F#
to end this crazy day with a silent night.
B G#m C# F#
To end this crazy day with a silent night.