I WANT IT THAT WAY

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1.        Yeah !         You are, my fi...re, the one, desi...re, 
       e          C  D   e           D   G
    believe, when I say, I want it that way.
         e       C   D       e           C     G            
    But we, are two worlds apart, can't reach to
           e           C   D         e           D   G
     your heart, when you say,  that I want it that way.

             C          a             D   e
    Tell me why, ain't nothin' but a heartache, 
             C          a             D  e
    tell me why, ain't nothin' but a mistake, 
             C      a           D        G   e           D   G
    tell me why, I never wanna hear you say, I want it that way.

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2. Am I your fi...re, your one desi...re ?
             e          D   G        e           D   G
    Yes, I know, it' s too late, but I want it that way. 

             C          a             D   e
    Tell me why, ain't nothin' but a heartache, 
             C          a             D  e
    tell me why, ain't nothin' but a mistake, 
             C      a           D        G   e           G   H7
    tell me why, I never wanna hear you say, I want it that way.

     G                        e
    Now I can see that we're falling apart, 
              C                   a   H7
    from the way that it used to be, yeah.
        G                      e
    No matter the distance, I want you to know, 
          C                   a    - D
    that deep down inside of me :  


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3. You are, my fi...re,  the one, des...ire, 
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    you are, you are, you are, you are.  
e - C             D
      on't wanna hear you (say), :

     D                   E   A      D                   E  A
    Ain't nothin' but a heartache, ain't nothin' but a mistake, 
    D              E        A    fis              E   A
    I never wanna hear you say,       I want it that way  

         D          h             E   fis
Tell me why, ain't nothin' but a heartache, 
         D          h             E  fis
tell me why, ain't nothin' but a mistake, 
         D      h           E        A   fis          E   A
tell me why, I never wanna hear you say,  I want it that way.

+ REFRAIN 

       fis          E   A
'cause, I want it that way.

(Orig. = Capo 2)     (h = Bm, fis = F#m, H7 = B7)

                                 (Backstreet Boys)