Artist: Backstreet Boys
Title: I Want It That Way (Radio Version)
Transcribed by: Martin Eriksson

(Chords used)

F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2
  D: x x 0 2 3 2
  A: x 0 2 2 2 0
  E: 0 3 3 2 0 0
 C#: x 4 6 6 6 4
 F#: 2 4 4 3 2 2
G#m: 4 6 6 4 4 4
  B: x 2 4 4 4 2


[Intro]

|     |  
            Ye

    |
ah-eah-eah
|     |      |


[Verse]

          
You are, my fi

  
re,
          
The one, desir

  
e,
          
Believe, when 

  
I say,
          
I want it that


 way

          
But we, are tw

  
o 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 heartach

e)
             
Tell me why, (

             
Ain't nothin' 

   
but a mistake)
             
Tell me why, I

             
 never wanna h

   
ear you say
           
I want it that

         
 way


[Verse]

          
Am I, your fir

  
e,
          
Your one, desi

  
re,
          
Yes I know, it

  
's too late,
          
But I want it 


that way


[Chorus]

             
Tell me why, (

             
Ain't nothin' 

   
but a heartach

e)
             
Tell me why, (

             
Ain't nothin' 

   
but a mistake)
             
Tell me why, I

             
 never wanna h

   
ear 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 want you to 

know,
          
That deep down

 inside of me.

..


[Verse]

N.C.
You are, my fire,
N.C.
The one, desire,
N.C.
You are, You are, You are, You are...
N.C.
(Don't wanna hear you say!)


[Chorus]

            
Ain't nothin' 

#     
but a heartach

e,
            
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 heartach

e)
             
Tell me why, (

            
Ain't nothin' 

        
but a mistake)
           
Tell me why, I

       
 never wanna h

ear you say
          
I want it that

#       
 way

             
Tell me why, (

            
Ain't nothin' 

        
but a heartach

e)
            
Ain't nothin' 

#     
but a mistake,
           
Tell me why, I

       
 never wanna h

ear you say   

(Don't wanna h

ear you say it

)
          
I want it that

#       
 way
          
I want it that

#       
 way