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Artist: Backstreet Boys
Song: I want it that way
Album: Millennium
Tabbed By: Chris Fretwell (e-mail: gimp69@home.com)
Chords Used:
A major: (x02220)
F# major: (xx4322)
E major: (022100)
Into: finger picking
A F# E
You are_____ my fire__________
1|-------------------------------------2----------0-|
2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
The one_____ de___sire__________
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2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
Believe______ when I____ say_____
1|-------------------------------------2---------0--|
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0------|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2---------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
I______ want it that way
1|---------------------2----0--|
2|--------2------3-----2----0--|
3|-----2----2----------3----1--|
4|--2---------2--------4----2--|
5|--------------------------2--|
6|--------------------------0--|
A F# E
But we______ are__ two___ worlds afar
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2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
And__ reach__to your heart
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2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
When you___ say____
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2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
I______ want it that way
1|---------------------2----0-|
2|--------2------3-----2----0-|
3|-----2----2----------3----1-|
4|--2---------2--------4----2-|
5|--------------------------2-|
6|--------------------------0-|
Chorus:
Tell me why
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F# E A
I never want to hear you say
A F# E
I want it that way
A F# E
Am I______ your fire______
(Am I)
1|-------------------------------------2---------0--|
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0------|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2---------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
Your one______ desire______
(desire)
1|-------------------------------------2---------0--|
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0------|
3|----------2----2----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2---------|
5|--------------------------------------------------|
6|--------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
It's too_____ late
1|-------------------------------------2---------0---|
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0-------|
3|----------2----2-----------------------------------|
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2----------|
5|---------------------------------------------------|
A F# E
But I______ want it that way
1|---------------------2----0--|
2|--------2------3-----2----0--|
3|-----2----2----------3----1--|
4|--2---------2--------4----2--|
5|--------------------------2--|
6|--------------------------0--|
Chorus:
Tell me why
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F# E A
I never want to hear you say
A F# E
I want it that way
A F# E
Now I can see that we're falling apart
1|-------------------------------------------|
2|--------2-------2---------------2-------0--|
3|-----2------------------------3-------1----|
4|--2---------2--------------4-------2-------|
5|-------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------|
A F# E
From the way that it used to be (yeah)
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2|--------2-------2---------------2-------0--|
3|-----2------------------------3-------1----|
4|--2---------2--------------4-------2-------|
5|-------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------|
No matter the distance I want you to know
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2|--------2-------2---------------2-------0--|
3|-----2------------------------3-------1----|
4|--2---------2--------------4-------2-------|
5|-------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------|
That deep down inside of me__________
1|------0----------------------------------------|
2|------2-------------------------2-------0------|
3|------2-------------------------3-------1------|
4|------2-------------------------4-------2------|
5|------0---------------------------------2------|
6|-----------------------------------------------|
You are my fire
The one desire
You are (you are, you are, you are)
Don't want to hear you
F# E A
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
F# E A
Ain't nothin' but a mystery (Don't want to hear you say)
F# E A
I never want to hear you say (Oh yeah)
A F# E
I_________ want it that way
Tell me why________
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
(Tell me why)
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F# E A
I never want to hear you say
(Don't want to hear you say)
A F# E
I want it that way
Tell me why
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why
F# E A
(Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F# E A
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way
Cause I want it that way
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