Allister
I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys cover)
Dead Ends And Girlfriends
1999
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: A, B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
F#m - 244222
D -   xx0232
A -   x02220
E -   022100
Bm -  x24432
F# -  244322
B -   x24442
C# -  x46664

Intro: F#m  D A  x2

Verse 1:
    F#m (244222@1)  D (xx0232@1) AYou (x02220@1)are my fire
    F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)one desire
  F#m (244222@1)      DA
Believe when I say
F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)  AI (x02220@1)want it that way
    F#m (244222@1)  DBut (xx0232@1)we are two
A (x02220@1)     F#mworlds (244222@1)apart
      D (xx0232@1)   ACan't (x02220@1)reach to
     F#myour (244222@1)heart
     D (xx0232@1) AWhen (x02220@1)you say
     F#mThat (244222@1)I want
   E (022100@1)  Ait (x02220@1)that way

Chorus 1:
     DTell (xx0232@1)me why Ain't
              E (022100@1)  F#mnothing (244222@1)but a heartache
        DTell (xx0232@1)me why Ain't
              E (022100@1)F#mnothing (244222@1)but a mistake)
        DTell (xx0232@1)me why I never
      E (022100@1)      Awanna (x02220@1)hear you say
F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)  AI (x02220@1)want it that way

Verse 2:
   F#m (244222@1)  D (xx0232@1) AAm (x02220@1)I your fire
     F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1) AYour (x02220@1)one desire
      F#m (244222@1)     D (xx0232@1) AYes (x02220@1)I know it's too late
    F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)  ABut (x02220@1)I want it that way

Chorus 2:
     DTell (xx0232@1)me why Ain't
              E (022100@1)  F#mnothing (244222@1)but a heartache
        DTell (xx0232@1)me why Ain't
              E (022100@1)F#mnothing (244222@1)but a mistake)
        DTell (xx0232@1)me why I never
      E (022100@1)      Awanna (x02220@1)hear you say
F#m (244222@1)     C#I (x43121@1)want it that way

Bridge:
F#mNow (244222@1)I can see that
      Ewe're (022100@1)falling apart
         DFrom (xx0232@1)the way that
           Bm (x24432@1)Eit (022100@1)used to be (Yeah)
   F#mNo (244222@1)matter the distance
  EI (022100@1)want you to know
     D (xx0232@1)                 EThat (022100@1)deep down inside of me

Verse 2:
    D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1) F#mYou (244222@1)are my fire
    D (xx0232@1)   E (022100@1) F#mThe (244222@1)one desire
    DYou (xx0232@1)are You are
    E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)F#mYou (244222@1)are You are
Bm(hold)
  Don't wanna hear you

Chorus 3: Modulate from A to B
EAin't (022100@1)nothing
      F# (244322@1) Abmbut (133111@4)a heartache
EAin't (022100@1)nothing
      F#Abm
but a mistake
(I never wanna 
hear you say)
E (022100@1) I never wanna
F# (244322@1)     Bhear (x2444x@1)you say
Abm(Hold)     E (022100@1)  B (x2444x@1)   I want it that way

Chorus 4:
     ETell (022100@1)me why Ain't
              F# (244322@1) Abmnothing (133111@4)but a heartache
        ETell (022100@1)me why Ain't
              F#Abm
nothing but a mistake)
        ETell (022100@1)me why I never
      F# (244322@1)     Bwanna (x2444x@1)hear you say
Abm (133111@4)     F# (244322@1) BI (x2444x@1)want it that way
    Abm(hold) F#(hold) B(hold)
coz I want it that     way