Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

I've made this same mistake before

too many malls, too many stores.

December traffic, Christmas rush

it breaks me till I push and shove.

Children are crying while mothers are trying

to photograph Santa and sleigh.

Shopping and buying and standing forever in line-

what can I say?

Chorus

I need a silent night, a holy night

to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here

to end this crazy day with a silent night.

Verse 2

December comes then disappears

faster and faster every year.

Did my own mother keep this pace

or was the world a different place?

Where people stayed home, wishing for snow

watching three channels on their TVs.

Look at us now, rushing around

trying to buy Christmas peace.

Chorus

I need a silent night, a holy night

to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here

to end this crazy day with a silent night.

Bridge

What was it like back there in Bethlehem?

With peace on earth

Good will toward men

Chorus

I need a silent night, a holy night

to hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here

to end this crazy day with a silent night.

To end this crazy day with a silent night.