INTRO:

G5  C5  A5  D5

VERSE 1:
G5                                               C5
I've made this same mistake before
 A5                              G5
too many malls, too many stores.
                                             C5
December traffic, Christmas rush
     A5                    C5           G5
it breaks me till I push and shove.
   G5                 D5                  C5               G5
Children are crying while mothers are trying
      A5                              D5
to photograph Santa and sleigh.
   G5                    D5               C5                G5          C5
Shopping and buying and standing forever in line-
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what can I say?

CHORUS:
               G5         C5        D5      G5     D5
I need a silent night, a holy night
C5                          G5                         A5                 D5
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
               G5             C5                  D5              G5        D5
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
      C5                    A5            D5       G5
to end this crazy day with a silent night.

VERSE 2:
G5                                          C5
December comes then disappears
A5                       G5
faster and faster every year.
                                                C5
Did my own mother keep this pace
     A5                     C5             G5
or was the world a different place?
             G5                   D5            C5             G5
Where people stayed home, wishing for snow
                A5                               D5
watching three channels on their TVs.
G5                D5      C5               G5
Look at us now, rushing around
               C5                      D5
trying to buy Christmas peace.

CHORUS:
               G5         C5        D5      G5     D5
I need a silent night, a holy night
C5                          G5                         A5                 D5
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
               G5             C5                  D5              G5        D5
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
      C5                    A5            D5       G5
to end this crazy day with a silent night.

BRIDGE:
A5               G5                        C5        D5
What was it like back there in Bethlehem?
          A5         E5
With peace on earth
          A5             C5
Good will toward men

CHORUS:
               G5         C5        D5      G5     D5
I need a silent night, a holy night
C5                          G5                         A5                 D5
to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.
               G5             C5                  D5              G5        D5
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
      C5                    A5            D5       G5
to end this crazy day with a silent night.
      C5                    A5            D5       G5
To end this crazy day with a silent night.