I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys

I Want It That Way Chords

Performed by Backstreet Boys

Intro: [ F#m  D  A ] – 2

Verse 1

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

…………F#m D     A
But we are two worlds
…….F#m
Apart
………..D       A           F#m
Can’t reach to your heart
…………D      A
When you say
……….F#m       E      A
That I want it that way

…………..D
Tell me why
…………………………………E      F#m
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
……………D
Tell me why
…………………………………E    F#m
Ain’t nothing but a mistake
……………D
Tell me why
…………………………E             A
I never wanna hear you say
F#m       E       A
I want it that way

Verse 2

……….F#m  D A
Am I your fire?
……………F#m D A
Your one desire
……………….F#m  D    A
Yes, I know it’s too late
……..F#m       E      A
But I want it that way

……………D
Tell me why
………………………………..E        F#m
Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache
…………….D
Tell me why
………………………………..E    F#m
Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake
……………D
Tell me why
………………………..E              A
I never wanna hear you say
F#m       C#7
I want it that way

Bridge

F#m
Now I can see that
……………A
We’ve fallen apart
……………….D
From the way that it
………………..Bm   E
Used to be, yeah
…….F#m
No matter the distance,
..A
I want you to know
………D                                   E
That deep down inside of me ..

…………D       E F#m
You are my fire
………….D     E F#m
The one desire
………..D
You are
………………………..E             A   F#m
(You are, you are, you are)

(Scale Changes)

E
… Don’t wanna hear you say
E                              F#     G#m
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
E                             F#  G#m
Ain’t nothing but a mistake
(Don’t wanna hear you say)
E                     F#            B
I never wanna hear you say
(Oh, yeah)
G#m         F#   B
… I want it that way

……………E
Tell me why
……………………………….F#     G#m
Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache
……………..E
Tell me why
……………………………….F#  G#m
Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake
……………E
Tell me why
………………………..F#           B
I never wanna hear you say
(I wanna hear you say)
G#m      F#   B
I want it that way

…………..E
Tell me why
…………………………………F#    G#m
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
E                               F#  G#m
.. Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake
…………..E
Tell me why
………………………..F#           B
I never wanna hear you say
G#m      F#   B
I want it that way
………….G#m      F#    B
Cause I want it that way

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