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.