I Want It That Way tab by Allister

Tabs

Allister - I Want It That Way
(Backstreet Boys cover)
Tabbed by Modesty Shorts
Rhythm isn't perfect but chords sound right to me, listen to the song - it has a bit of a different tempo.

Intro:
"You are my fire..."
e|-------------------------------------|-------|
BB|------2-------3/2-------2------------|-------|
G+G|----2---2---------2---2---2---2-5-2--|--7-2--|
D MajorD|-----------0-------------------------|--7-2--|
A augmentedA|--0-------------------------0--------|--5-0--|
E MajorE|--------------------2----------------|-------|

Verse:
"But we...."
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------7------------|
D MajorD|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----7---7-----7----| x3
A augmentedA|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5---------7---7--|
E MajorE|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5--------|
 PM.................

"I want it that way."
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
A augmentedA|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
E MajorE|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0---5-----|
 PM.................    ....

Chorus:
"Ain't nothing..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| x2
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E MajorE|----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|

"I never want to hear you say..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
E MajorE|----------------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

Post Chorus Part 1:
"I want it that way..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
A augmentedA|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
E MajorE|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

Verse:
"But we...."
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------7------------|
D MajorD|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----7---7-----7----| x3
A augmentedA|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5---------7---7--|
E MajorE|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5--------|
 PM.................

"I want it that way."
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
A augmentedA|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
E MajorE|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0---5-----|
 PM.................    ....

Chorus:
"Ain't nothing..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| x2
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E MajorE|----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|

"I never want to hear you say..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D MajorD|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
A augmentedA|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
E MajorE|----------------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

Bridge:
"Now I can see..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E MajorE|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

"No matter the distance..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D MajorD|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E MajorE|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

"You are my fire..."
e|-------------|
BB|-------------|
G+G|-7-----------|
D MajorD|-7---2---4---|
A augmentedA|-5---2---4---|
E MajorE|-----0---2---|

(there's some arpeggio played here but I like to play these chords... play around with the rhythm, then...)
e|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|-------4--2----|
E MajorE|--2--5---------|

"Don't want to hear you..."
Final Chorus - original chorus played two frets higher, played twice:

"Ain't nothing..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--| x2
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
E MajorE|----------------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|

"I never want to hear you say..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
D MajorD|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
A augmentedA|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
E MajorE|----------------2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|

"I want it that way..."
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
A augmentedA|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
E MajorE|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|

Outro:
"Cuz I want it... that way."
e|-----------|
BB|-----------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|--6--4--9--|
A augmentedA|--6--2--9--|
E MajorE|--4--2--7--|