I Want It That Way

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I Want It That Way

Year: 1999 - Album: The Hits: Chapter One

Written by Andreas Mikael Carlsson/Martin Karl Sandberg

Key: F#m

I Want It That Way Key C#mC#m

I Want It That Way Key DmDm

I Want It That Way Key D#mD#m

I Want It That Way Key EmEm(one step down)

I Want It That Way Key FmFm(half step down)

I Want It That Way Key F#mF#m(original key)

I Want It That Way Key GmGm(half step up)

I Want It That Way Key G#mG#m(one step up)

I Want It That Way Key AmAm

I Want It That Way Key A#mA#m

I Want It That Way Key BmBm

I Want It That Way Key CmCm

	  		Intro: F#m D A x2 

Verse 1: 
     F#m    D  A 
You are, my fire 
      F#m  D  A 
The one, desire, 
   F#m        D  A 
Believe, when I say, 
F#m         E   A 
I want it that way 
    F#m      D    A     F#m 
But we, are two worlds apart, 
         D   A        F#m 
Can't reach to, your heart, 
      D   A       F#m        E    A 
When you say,That I want it that way 

         D 
Tell me why,  
                       E    F#m 
(Ain't nothin' but a heart ache) 
         D 
Tell me why,  
                      E   F#m 
(Ain't nothin' but a mist-ake) 
         D 
Tell me why,  
                E       A     
I never wanna hear you say 
F#m         E    A 
I want it that way....  


Verse 2: 
   F#m    D  A 
Am I your fire  
     F#m  D   A 
Your one desire  
      F#m       D    A 
Yes I know it's too late  
     F#m       E    A 
But I want it that way 

(chorus) 
F#m                      A 
Now i can see that we've fallen apart  
            D               Bm   E 
From the way that it used to be, yeah  
F#m 
No matter the distance  
A 
I want you to know that  
D                   E 
Deep down inside of me  
D    E      A 
You are my fire  
D    E    A 
The one desire 

You are, you are, you are, you are 
(N.C) 
Don't wanna hear you say... 
                        
(key change to B major) 

  E                  F#   G#m 
Ain't nothin' but a heart ache, 
  E                  F#  G#m 
Ain't nothin' but a mist-ake, 
 E            F#        B 
I never wanna hear you say, 
G#m        F#   B 
I want it that way 
         E 
Tell me why,  
                      F#    G#m 
(Ain't nothin' but a heart ache) 
         E 
Tell me why,  
                      F#  G#m 
(Ain't nothin' but a mist-ake) 
         E                 F#       G#m 
Tell me why, I never wanna hear you say 
           F#   B 
I want it that way 
         E 
Tell me why,  
                     F#   G#m 
Ain't nothin' but a heart ache, 
E                   F#   G#m 
Ain't nothin' but a mist-ake, 
         E                 F#        B 
Tell me why, I never wanna hear you say,(Don't wanna hear you say it) 
G#m       F#    B 
I want it that way 
(N.C.) 
I want it that way...

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