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I Want It That Way chords

Backstreet Boys

NowCapo 2

C

then G

C✕321
CGEmYeah
G

Instrumental

GYou Emare my CGfire
GThe Emone CEmdesire
EmBelieve Cwhen I Gsay
GI Emwant it that Gway
GEmBut we are Ctwo Gworlds Emapart
EmCan't Creach Gto your Emheart
EmWhen Cyou Gsay
GThat EmI want it Dthat Gway
GTell me Cwhy
CAin't nothin' but Da Emheartache
EmTell me Cwhy
CAin't nothin' Dbut a Emmistake
EmTell me Cwhy
CI never wanna Dhear you Gsay
GI Emwant it that Gway
GAm EmI your CGfire?
GEmYour one Cdesire
CGYes, I Emknow it's Ctoo Glate
GBut EmI want it that Gway
GTell me Cwhy
CAin't nothin' but a Dheartache
DTell Emme Cwhy
CAin't nothin' but Da Emmistake
EmTell me Cwhy
CI never wanna Dhear you Gsay
GI Emwant it Bthat way
BNow I Emcan see that we've Gfallen apart
GFrom Cthe way that it Amused to be, Dyeah
DNo Emmatter the distance, I want Gyou to know
GThat Cdeep down inside Dof me
DYou Care my Emfire
EmThe Cone Emdesire
EmYou Care (you are, Gyou are, Emyou are)
EmDon't wanna hear you say
DAin't nothin' but Ea F#mheartache
F#mDAin't nothin' but a mistake E(don't wanna hear F#myou say)
F#mI Dnever wanna hear Eyou say A(oh, F#myeah)
F#mI want it Ethat Away
ATell me Dwhy
DAin't nothin' but a Eheartache
ETell F#mme Dwhy
DAin't nothin' Ebut a F#mmistake
F#mTell me Dwhy
DI never wanna hear you say E(don't wanna Ahear you say)
AI F#mwant it that Away
ATell me Dwhy
DAin't nothin' Ebut a F#mDheartache
DAin't nothin' but Ea F#mmistake
F#mTell me Dwhy
DI never wanna hear you say E(don't wanna Ahear you say)
AI F#mwant it Ethat Away
AF#m'Cause I want it Ethat Away
A

Instrumental

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GG213

Then

EmGEm
Key, capo and speedOriginal key · Capo 2 · 1x
Key
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Capo
Fret 2

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All chords in this song (9)
C✕321
G213
Em23
D✕✕132
B2fr✕13331
Am✕231
E231
F#m2fr134111
A✕123

Key A major · Capo 2

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How to play I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 2 you play C, G, Em, D, B, Am and more, the shapes the player above shows.

The chart has seven main chords: A, F#m, D, E, G#m, F# and B. It also catches C# and Bm in passing, and you can leave those out at first. F#m, G#m, F# and B are barre chords. The others are open shapes. The change you will play most is A to F#m, 15 times in the chart, so practise that one first.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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