G  C  Am  D

[Verse]
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-
         D
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                         G
to end this crazy day with a silent night.

[Verse]
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
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.