I Want It That Way

Album: Millennium
Tabbed By: Chris Fretwell (e-mail: *)

Chords Used:
A major: (x02220)
F# major: (xx4322)
E major: (022100)

Into: finger picking

            A                           F#             E
You are_____           my     fire__________
1|-------------------------------------2----------0-| 
2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

            A                             F#           E
The one_____           de___sire__________
1|-------------------------------------2----------0-| 
2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

            A                            F#          E
Believe______           when I____ say_____
1|-------------------------------------2---------0--| 
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0------| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2---------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 






   A                 F#      E
     I______ want it that way
1|---------------------2----0--| 
2|--------2------3-----2----0--| 
3|-----2----2----------3----1--| 
4|--2---------2--------4----2--| 
5|--------------------------2--| 
6|--------------------------0--| 


            A                          F#              E
But we______          are__ two___ worlds afar
1|-------------------------------------2----------0-| 
2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

           A                            F#              E
                               And__ reach__to your heart
1|-------------------------------------2----------0-| 
2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

            A                          F#               E
                                When you___ say____
1|-------------------------------------2----------0-| 
2|-------------2------3------------2----------0-----| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4----------2--------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

     A                F#     E
      I______ want it that way
1|---------------------2----0-| 
2|--------2------3-----2----0-| 
3|-----2----2----------3----1-| 
4|--2---------2--------4----2-| 
5|--------------------------2-| 
6|--------------------------0-| 

Chorus:


Tell me why
                      F#                          E      A
                    (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why
                      F#                          E     A
                    (Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F#                      E           A
I never want to hear you say
A           F#    E
I want it that way


           A                           F#             E
   Am I______          your fire______
           (Am I)
1|-------------------------------------2---------0--| 
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0------| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2---------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

            A                           F#             E
Your one______            desire______
                                                             (desire)
1|-------------------------------------2---------0--| 
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0------| 
3|----------2----2----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2---------| 
5|--------------------------------------------------| 
6|--------------------------------------------------| 

           A                           F#            E
                                It's too_____ late
1|-------------------------------------2---------0---| 
2|-------------2------3------------2---------0-------| 
3|----------2----2-----------------------------------| 
4|-------2---------2------------4---------2----------| 
5|---------------------------------------------------| 




     A                  F#     E
But I______ want it that way
1|---------------------2----0--| 
2|--------2------3-----2----0--| 
3|-----2----2----------3----1--| 
4|--2---------2--------4----2--| 
5|--------------------------2--| 
6|--------------------------0--| 

Chorus:

Tell me why
                    F#                          E       A
                  (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why
                     F#                          E        A
                   (Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F#                      E           A
I never want to hear you say
A           F#    E
I want it that way


A                                     F#       E
Now I can see that we're falling apart
1|-------------------------------------------| 
2|--------2-------2---------------2-------0--| 
3|-----2------------------------3-------1----| 
4|--2---------2--------------4-------2-------| 
5|-------------------------------------------| 
6|-------------------------------------------| 

                A                    F#      E
From the way that it used to be (yeah)
1|-------------------------------------------| 
2|--------2-------2---------------2-------0--| 
3|-----2------------------------3-------1----| 
4|--2---------2--------------4-------2-------| 
5|-------------------------------------------| 
6|-------------------------------------------| 

No matter the distance I want you to know
1|-------------------------------------------| 
2|--------2-------2---------------2-------0--| 
3|-----2------------------------3-------1----| 
4|--2---------2--------------4-------2-------| 
5|-------------------------------------------| 
6|-------------------------------------------| 

That deep down inside of me__________ 
1|------0----------------------------------------|  
2|------2-------------------------2-------0------|  
3|------2-------------------------3-------1------|  
4|------2-------------------------4-------2------|  
5|------0---------------------------------2------|  
6|-----------------------------------------------|  


You are my fire
The one desire
You are (you are, you are, you are)

Don't want to hear you
F#                          E      A
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
F#                          E      A
Ain't nothin' but a mystery  (Don't want to hear you say)
F#                     E            A
I never want to hear you say (Oh yeah)
A                            F#     E
I_________ want it that way

Tell me why________
                          F#                          E      A
                         (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
                                                            (Tell me why)
   F#                            E     A
  (Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)
F#                     E            A
I never want to hear you say
                                      (Don't want to hear you say)
A          F#      E
I want it that way

Tell me why
                    F#                         E      A
       (Ain't nothin' but a heartache)
Tell me why
                   F#                          E      A
                  (Ain't nothin' but a mystery tell me why)

F#                     E            A
I never want to hear you say

I want it that way
Cause I want it that way
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