Hell Is for Children — Pat Benatar
Chords and lyrics for Hell Is for Children by Pat Benatar (key of Cm).
Verse 1
Hell is for Children Pat Benatar
Intro: (In a 3rd position Cm Eb Bb (x4)
[Cm]They cry [Eb]in the dark, so [Bb]you can't see their [Cm][Eb]tears,[Bb]
[Cm][Eb]They hide [Bb]the light so you can't [Cm]see[Eb] [Bb]their fears,
[Dm]Forgive and forget, all the while. [Cm][Eb][Cm]
[Dm]Love and pain become one in the same,
[Cm]In the eyes of a[Gm] wounded child. [Cm]
[Bb]Hell [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab5]Hell [Bb5]is for [Ab5][Bb5]Children
[Cm]And you know that their little lives can become such a mess
[Bb]Hell[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb]Hell[Cm] is for [Ab5]Children[Bb5]
And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones And your flesh.
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]It's all so confusing this [Eb]brutal [Bb]abusing, [Bb][Eb][Cm]
[Cm]They blacken your eyes and then [Eb][Bb]apologize, [Bb][Eb][Cm]
[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]Because [Bb]Hell[Cm]
[Ab5]Hell [Bb5]is for [Ab5][Bb5]Children
[Bb]And [Cm]you [Bb]know[Cm] that their little lives can become [Ab5]such [Bb5]a mess.
[Ab5]Hell [Bb5Bb] [Cm] [Bb][Cm]
[Ab5]5Hell[Bb5] is for [Ab5]Children [Bb]And you shouldn't have to pay for your love with your
bones And your flesh.
No, Hell is for [Cm][Bb]Children. [Cm][Ab][Gsus][Cm][Bb][Cm][Bb]
[Cm]Hell
[Ab]Hell is for Hell
[Gsus]Hell is for Hell
[Bb][Cm]Hell is[Bb] [Cm]for Children.
[Cm]Hell
[Ab]Hell is for Hell
[Gsus]Hell is for Hell
[Bb][Cm]Hell is[Bb] [Cm]for Children.
[Cm]Hell
[G#]Hell is for Hell
[Gsus]Hell is for Hell
[Bb][Cm]Hell is[Bb] [Cm]for Children.
[F5] [G5]
[Bb5]Hell is [Bb]for [Cm][Bb][Cm]Children.
[F5]Hell[G5] is [Ab5]for [Bb5][Bb][Cm]Children.[Cm][Bb]
[F] [G] [Ab] [Bb] [C] [D] [Eb] [F] [G] [Bb] [C] [D] [Eb] [F] [Cm]
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