WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way Tabs | Ver. 1
[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