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