INTRO:

G  C  Am  D

VERSE 1:
G                                               C
I've made this same mistake before
 Am                              G
too many malls, too many stores.
                                             C
December traffic, Christmas rush
     Am                    C           G
it breaks me till I push and shove.
   G                 D                  C               G
Children are crying while mothers are trying
      Am                              D
to photograph Santa and sleigh.
   G                    D               C                G          C
Shopping and buying and standing forever in line-
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what can I say?

CHORUS:
               G         C        D      G     D
I need a silent night, a holy night
C                          G                         Am                 D
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
               G             C                  D              G        D
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
      C                    Am            D       G
to end this crazy day with a silent night.

VERSE 2:
G                                          C
December comes then disappears
Am                       G
faster and faster every year.
                                                C
Did my own mother keep this pace
     Am                     C             G
or was the world a different place?
             G                   D            C             G
Where people stayed home, wishing for snow
                Am                               D
watching three channels on their TVs.
G                D      C               G
Look at us now, rushing around
               C                      D
trying to buy Christmas peace.

CHORUS:
               G         C        D      G     D
I need a silent night, a holy night
C                          G                         Am                 D
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
               G             C                  D              G        D
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
      C                    Am            D       G
to end this crazy day with a silent night.

BRIDGE:
Am               G                        C        D
What was it like back there in Bethlehem?
          Am         Em
With peace on earth
          Am             C
Good will toward men

CHORUS:
               G         C        D      G     D
I need a silent night, a holy night
C                          G                         Am                 D
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
               G             C                  D              G        D
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
      C                    Am            D       G
to end this crazy day with a silent night.
      C                    Am            D       G
To end this crazy day with a silent night.