Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way.
Tabbed by Travis Gasa, smartbomber@aol.com.

The song changes key halfway through. After the tabbed guitar part in
the bridge, the song climbs one whole-step higher.

Chords:                                                  |  2nd half:
                                                         |
                                     |    
                                                         |
    -2-  -0-  
    -3-  -0-  
    -2-  -0-  
    -0-  -2-  
    -x-  -2-  
    -x-  -0-  

-3-  -3-  -0- 
-5-  -3-  -0- 
-5-  -4-  -1- 
-5-  -5-  -2- 
-3-  -5-  -2- 
-x-  -3-  -0- 

 -0-  -0-   -0
 -2-  -0-   -1
 -2-  -0-   -2
 -2-  -0-   -2
 -0-  -2-   -0
 -x-  -x-   -x

-   -3-   -2- 
-   -3-   -2- 
-   -2-   -2- 
-   -0-   -4- 
-   -x-   -4- 
-   -x-   -2- 

 |     -0-
 |     -3-
 |     -2-
 |     -0-
 |     -x-
 |     -x-

Capo 2nd fret


[Intro]

E|------------
B|-----0-----1
G|-------0----
D|---2-----2--
A|------------
E|-0----------
              

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p0-------1----
---0----------
-------2-----0
-----3--------
-----------3--
         Yeah.

-------|------
---3---|-----0
-0---0-|------
-------|---2--
-------|------
-------|-0----
..            

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-----1p0------
-0-------0----
---2---------2
-----------3--
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-------------|
-1-------3---|
-------0---0-|
-----0-------|
-------------|
---3---------|
          You 

are

E|------------
B|-----0-----1
G|-------0----
D|---2-----2--
A|------------
E|-0----------
              

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p0-------1----
---0----------
-------2-----0
-----3--------
-----------3--
my  fire      

-------|------
---3---|-----0
-0---0-|------
-------|---2--
-------|------
-------|-0----
    the one   

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-----1p0------
-0-------0----
---2---------2
-----------3--
--------------
      desire  

-------------|
-1-------3---|
-------0---0-|
-----0-------|
-------------|
---3---------|
      believe
              
E|------------
B|-----0-----1
G|-------0----
D|---2-----2--
A|------------
E|-0----------
              

              
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p0-------1----
---0----------
-------2-----0
-----3--------
-----------3--
when  I     sa

            
-------|-0----
---3---|-0---0
-0---0-|-0----
-------|-2-2--
-------|-2----
-------|-0----
y           I 

              
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-----1p0------
-0-------0----
---2----------
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   want   it  

        
2-------3----|
3-------3----|
2-------4----|
0-------5----|
--------5----|
--------3----|
  that    way


[Verse 1]

           
But we are two

           
 worlds apart
            
Can't reach to

      
 your heart
        
When you say
            
That I want it

     
 that way


[Chorus]

        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

           
 but a heartac

he)
        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

           
 but a mistake

         
 tell me why)
              
I never wanna 

        
hear you say
           
I want it that

 
 way


[Verse 2]

         
Am I your fire
          
Your one desir

e
            
Yes I know it'

     
s too late
            
But I want it 

    
that way


[Chorus]

        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

           
 but a heartac

he)
        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

           
 but a mistake

         
 tell me why)
              
I never wanna 

        
hear you say
        
I want it that

 
  way


[Bridge]

            
Now I can see 

            
that we're fal


lin' apart
             
From the way t

              
hat it used to

       
 be, yeah
            
No matter the 

           
distance I wan

t you to know
             
That deep down

              
 inside of me

[Chorus]
N.C.
You are my fire
N.C.
The one desire
N.C.
You are, you are, you are, you are

E|-----0-----3
B|-----0------
G|-----0------
D|-----2------
A|-----2------
E|-----x------

---3/7-----5--
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Don't wanna he

       
ar you say

[Bridge]

              
Ain't nothin' 

          
but a heartach

e
         
Ain't nothin' 

         
but a mistake

(Don't wanna hear you say)
         
I never wanna 

             
hear you say
             
I want it that

 
 way


[Chorus]

        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

           
 but a heartac


he)
        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

          
 but a mistake

         
 tell me why)
              
I never wanna 

        
hear you say
          
I want it that

 
 way


[Outro]

        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

           
 but a heartac


he)
        
Tell me why
              
(Ain't nothin'

          
 but a mistake

         
 tell me why)
              
I never wanna 

        
hear you say

(Never wanna hear you say it)
          
I want it that

 
 way

N.C.
Cuz I want it that way