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Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way Tabs

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I Want It That Way Tabs

(ver. 1)
Backstreet Boys
[INTRO/VERSE]
  1       2       3       4
e|--------------------------------|
B|----0-----1p0-------1-------3---|
G|------0-------0-----------0---0-|
D|--2-----2---------2-----0-------| [repeat until last time before chorus]
A|----------------3---------------|
E|0---------------------3---------|

Last time before chorus:
  1       2       3       4
e|----------------2-----3---------|
B|----0-----1p0---3-----3---------|
G|------0-------0-2-----0---------|
D|--2-----2-------0-----0---------|
A|----------------------2---------|
E|0---------------------3---------|

[CHORUS 1]
        Cadd9                      D   Em
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a heartache
        Cadd9                      D   Em
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a mistake,
        Cadd9              D        G
tell me why I never wanna hear you say
Em         D    G
I want it that way

[VERSE]

[CHORUS 2]
        Cadd9                      D   Em
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a heartache
        Cadd9                      D   Em
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a mistake,
        Cadd9              D        G
tell me why I never wanna hear you say
Em         B7
I want it that way

[BRIDGE](this is super hard to hear, but I guarantee it's right)
  1       2       3       4        1       2       3       4        
e|------3---------------3---------|------3---------0-------2-------|
B|----5---------------3-----------|----5-----------1-------3-------|
G|--4---------------4-------------|--5-------------2-------2-------|
D|----------------0---------------|----------------2-------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|3---------------0---------------|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  1       2       3       4        1       2       3       4
e|------3---------------3---------|------3---------3-------2-------|
B|----5---------------3-----------|----5-----------3-------3-------|
G|--4---------------4-------------|--5-------------2-------2-------|
D|----------------0---------------|----------------0-------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

The guitar is quiet for 2 measures here. Chords are Cadd9-D-Em twice though.

Then come back in:                                  (don't wanna hear you say...)
  1       2       3       4        1       2       3       4
e|--------------------2-----3-----|--------------------------------|
B|----1-----3p1-----3---3-----3---|----0-----1p0-------------------|
G|------0-------0-2-------0-----4-|------0-------0-2---------------|
D|--2-----2-----------------------|--2-----2-----------------------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

[FINAL CHORUS]
Dsus2                E   F#m
Ain't nothing but a heartache
Dsus2                E   F#m
Ain't nothing but a mistake (don't wanna hear you say)
Dsus2          E        A
I never wanna hear you say (oh yeah)
F#m        E    A
I want it that way
        Dsus2                      E   F#m
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a heartache
        Dsus2                      E   F#m
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a mistake,
        Dsus2              E        A
tell me why I never wanna hear you say (don't wanna hear you say)
F#m        E    A
I want it that way
        Dsus2                      E   F#m
(Tell me why) Ain't nothing but a heartache
        Dsus2                      E   F#m
              Ain't nothing but a mistake,
        Dsus2              E        A
tell me why I never wanna hear you say (never wanna hear you say, yeah)
F#m        E    A
I want it that way
     F#m         E    A
Cause I want it that way            
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