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I Want It That Way

Backstreet Boys
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x2
 Vers:
 You are,  my fire,
 The one, desire,
 Believe,  when  I say,
I  want it that way
 But we, are two worlds apart,
 Can't reach to, your heart,
 When you say,
 That I want it that way
 Tell me why,  (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
 Tell me why,  (Ain't nothin' but a mistake)
 Tell me why,  I never wanna hear  you say
I  want it that way
 Vers:
 Am I, your fire,
 Your one, desire,
 Yes I know, it's too late,
 But I want it that way
 Tell me why, (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
 Tell me why, (Ain't nothin' but a mistake)
 Tell me why, I never wanna hear you say
I  want it that  way
Now  I can see that we're fallin'  apart,
 From the way  that it used to be,  (Yeah)
 No matter  the distance,
 I want  you to know,
 That deep  down inside of me...
 Vers (No Chords):
 You are, my fire,
 The one, desire,
 You are, You are, You are, You are...
 (Don't wanna hear you say!)
Ain't  nothin' but a heartache,
Ain't  nothin' but a mistake,
I  never wanna hear  you say,
I  want it that way
 Tell me why,  (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
 Tell me why,  (Ain't nothin' but a mistake)
 Tell me why,  I never wanna hear  you say
I  want it that way
 Tell me why,  Ain't nothin' but a heartache,
Ain't  nothin' but a mistake,
 Tell me why,  I never wanna hear  you say,
 (Don't wanna hear you say it)
I  want it that way
 I want it that way
  Transcribed on May 11, 1999 by Martin Eriksson

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Readable chord sheet for I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys

[F#m] [D] [A]  x2

Vers:

You are[F#m], my [D]fire[A],
The [F#m]one, [D]desire[A],
Believe[F#m], when[D] I [A]say,
[F#m]I want it [E]that [A]way

But we, are two worlds apart,
Can't reach to, your heart,
When you say,
That I want it that way

Tell me [D]why, (Ain't nothin' but a [E]heart[F#m]ache)
Tell me [D]why, (Ain't nothin' but a [E]mist[F#m]ake)
Tell me [D]why, I never wanna [E]hear you [A]say
[F#m]I want it [E]that [A]way

Vers:

Am I, your fire,
Your one, desire,
Yes I know, it's too late,
But I want it that way

Tell me why, (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why, (Ain't nothin' but a mistake)
Tell me why, I never wanna hear you say
[F#m]I want it [C#]that way

[F#m]Now I can see that we're [A]fallin' apart,
From the [D]way that it used to [E]be, (Yeah)
No [F#m]matter the distance,
I [A]want you to know,
That [D]deep down inside of [E]me...

Vers (No Chords):

You are, my fire,
The one, desire,
You are, You are, You are, You are...

(Don't wanna hear you say!)

[E]Ain't nothin' but a [F#]heart[Abm]ache,
[E]Ain't nothin' but a [F#]mist[Abm]ake,
[E]I never wanna [F#]hear you [B]say,
[Abm]I want it [F#]that [B]way

Tell me [E]why, (Ain't nothin' but a [F#]heart[Abm]ache)
Tell me [E]why, (Ain't nothin' but a [F#]mist[Abm]ake)
Tell me [E]why, I never wanna [F#]hear you [B]say
[Abm]I want it [F#]that [B]way

Tell me [E]why, Ain't nothin' but a [F#]heart[Abm]ache,
[E]Ain't nothin' but a [F#]mist[Abm]ake,
Tell me [E]why, I never wanna [F#]hear you [B]say,

(Don't wanna hear you say it)

[Abm]I want it [F#]that [B]way
I want it that way

 Transcribed on May 11, 1999 by Martin Eriksson

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