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