I Want It That Way

Allister - I Want It That Way: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Want It That Way" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn I Want It That Way Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Allister

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I Want It That Way" smoothly on your guitar.

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    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
But we are two
 A       F#m
worlds apart
       D     A
Can't reach to
     F#m
your heart
      D   A
When you say
     F#m
That I want
     E   A
it that way

Chorus:
      D
Tell me why Ain't
               E    F#m
nothing but a heartache
          D
Tell me why Ain't
               E  F#m
nothing but a mistake)
          D
Tell me why I never
       E        A
wanna hear you say
F#m         E   A
I want it that way

   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:
     D
Tell me why Ain't
              E    F#m
nothing but a heartache
        D
Tell me why Ain't
              E  F#m
nothing but a mistake)
        D
Tell me why I never
      E        A
wanna hear you say
F#m       C#
I want it that way

F#m
Now I can see that
       E
we're falling apart
          D
From the way that
           Bm  E
it used to be (Yeah)
   F#m
No matter the distance
  E
I want you to know
      D                   E
That deep down inside of me

     D      E   F#m
You are my fire
    D      E   F#m
The one desire
    D
You are  You are
    E       A  F#m
You are You are
Bm
Don't wanna hear you

Chorus:
E
Ain't nothing
      F#   G#m
but a heartache
E
Ain't nothing
      F# G#m
but a mistake
(I never wanna
hear you say)
E
  I never wanna
F#       B
hear you say
G#m         E    B
I want it that way

Chorus:
      E
Tell me why Ain't
              F#   G#m
nothing but a heartache
          E
Tell me why Ain't
              F# G#m
nothing but a mistake)
          E
Tell me why I never
       F#       B
wanna hear you say
G#m       F#   B
I want it that way
    G#m        F#   B
coz I want it that way


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If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Want It That Way" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Want It That Way" by Allister.

Allister - I Want It That Way: Guitar Chords

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