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