I Need a Silent Night

I've made this same mistake before:

(Am7)too many malls, too (G)many stores.

December traffic, Christmas rush;

it (Am7)breaks me till I push and shove.

(Em)Children are (Bm)crying while mothers are (G)trying to (Am)photograph (Em)Santa and (D)sleigh.

The (Em)shopping and (Bm)buying and standing (G)forever in line;

(Em)what can I (D)say?

I need a (G)silent night,

a (D)holy night,

to (Em)hear an angel voice through the (G)chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, a little (D)peace right here,

to end this crazy day with a silent night.

(G)December comes, then disappears

(Am7)faster and faster (G)ev'ry year.

Did my own mother keep this pace,

or (Am7)was the world a (G)diff'rent (D)place,

where (Em)people stayed (Bm)home wishing for (G)snow,

watching (Am)three channels (Em)on their (D)TV?

(Em)Look at me (Bm)now, rushin' (G)around,

tryin' to (Am)buy Christmas peace.

I need (Dsus)a with a silent night.

(Dm)What was it like back there in Bethlehem,

with peace on earth,

goodwill toward men?

(A)I need a (E)silent night,

a (B)holy night,

to (C#m)hear an angel voice through the (E)chaos and the noise.

I need a midnight clear, (F#m7)a little (B)peace right here,

to end this crazy day with a silent night,

to (F#m7)end this crazy (E)day with a silent (Esus)night.