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) |