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