Intro:  (In a 3rd position Cm  
 Eb  Bb (x4) 
Cm                                Eb               Bb                Cm Eb Bb    
They cry in the dark, so you can't see their tears,  
Cm                              Eb          Bb                   Cm Eb Bb 
They hide  
the light so you can't see their fears,  
Dm                                             Cm  Eb  Cm 
Forgive and forget, all the while.  
Dm 
Love and pain become one in the same,  
           Cm           Gm              Cm 
In the eyes of a wounded child.  
            Bb  Cm      Bb   
Hell  
                        Ab5  Bb5    Ab5  Bb5             
Hell is for Children  
Cm 
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess 
Bb  Cm  Bb  Cm 
Hell  
             Bb  Cm             Ab5  Bb5         
Hell is for Children 
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones  
And your flesh.  
Cm  Eb  Bb (4x) 
Cm                              Eb      Bb            Cm  Eb  Bb                         
It's all so confusing this brutal abusing,  
Cm                              Eb      Bb              Cm  Eb  Bb  
They blacken your eyes and then apologize,  
 Eb Cm 
You're daddy's good girl, don't tell mommy a thing,  
Dm                               
Be a good little boy and you'll get a new toy,  
                        Gm                      Cm 
Tell Grandma you fell on the swing.  
               Bb  Cm   Bb  Cm   
Because Hell  
                Ab5  Bb5    Ab5  Bb5     
Hell is for Children  
                Bb  Cm  Bb  Cm                                  Ab5  Bb5     
And you know that their little lives can become such a mess.  
Ab5  Bb5 
Bb  Cm  Bb  Cm 
Hell  
                Ab5  Bb5         Ab5  Bb5 
Hell is for Children  
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones  
And your flesh.  
        (strum fast)    Cm      Bb  Cm  Ab  Gsus Bb  Cm  Bb Cm 
No, Hell is for Children.  
Cm 
Hell  
                Ab       
Hell is for Hell 
                Gsus 
Hell is for Hell  
                Bb Cm  Bb Cm 
Hell is for Children.  
Cm 
Hell  
                Ab       
Hell is for Hell 
                Gsus 
Hell is for Hell  
                Bb Cm  Bb Cm 
Hell is for Children.  
Solo: 
Cm 
Hell  
                G#       
Hell is for Hell 
                Gsus 
Hell is for Hell  
                Bb Cm  Bb Cm 
Hell is for Children.  
F5  G5   
Bb5     Bb  Cm  Bb  Cm 
Hell is for Children.  
F5  G5  Ab5 Bb5         Bb  Cm  Bb  Cm 
Hell is for Children. 
Notes:  F G Ab Bb C D Eb F G Bb C D Eb F        |Bb Cm (3x)|