I Want It That Way Tab by Allister

I Want It That Way tab by Allister

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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|-------------------------------------|-------|
B|------2-------3/2-------2------------|-------|
G|----2---2---------2---2---2---2-5-2--|--7-2--|
D|-----------0-------------------------|--7-2--|
A|--0-------------------------0--------|--5-0--|
E|--------------------2----------------|-------|

Verse:
"But we...."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----7---7-----7----| x3
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5---------7---7--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5--------|
  PM.................

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"I want it that way."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0---5-----|
  PM.................        ....

Chorus:
"Ain't nothing..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| x2
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|

"I never want to hear you say..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
E|----------------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

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

Verse:
"But we...."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----7---7-----7----| x3
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5---------7---7--|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------5--------|
  PM.................

"I want it that way."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---2--2--2---7-----|
E|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0--0---5-----|
  PM.................        ....

Chorus:
"Ain't nothing..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| x2
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|----------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|

"I never want to hear you say..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|
E|----------------0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5--|

Bridge:
"Now I can see..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-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|-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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

"No matter the distance..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-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|-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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------|

"You are my fire..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-7-----------|
D|-7---2---4---|
A|-5---2---4---|
E|-----0---2---|

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

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

"Ain't nothing..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--| x2
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|

"I never want to hear you say..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
E|----------------2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|

"I want it that way..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9--|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7--|

Outro:
"Cuz I want it... that way."
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--6--4--9--|
A|--6--2--9--|
E|--4--2--7--|

Last updated: April 4, 2017

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