(Intro) Am F C
Am F C

Am F C
you are.. my fire
Am F C
the one.. desire..
Am F C
believe.. when I say..
Am G C
I want it that way..

Am F C
but we.. are two worlds..
Am F C
apart.. can’t reach to..
Am F C
your heart.. when you say..
Am G C
that I want it that way..

(Chorus)
F
tell me why
G Am
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
F
tell me why
G Am
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
F
tell me why
G C
I never wanna hear you say..
Am G C
I want it that way..

Am F C
am I.. your fire..
Am F C
your one.. desire.. (desire)
Am F C
yes I know.. it’s too late..
Am G C
but I want it that way..

(Chorus)
F
tell me why
G Am
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
F
tell me why..
G Am
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
F
tell me why
G C
I never wanna hear you say..
Am E
I want it that way

Am
now I can see
G
that we’re falling apart
F
from the way that it used
Dm G
to be.. (yeah..)
Am
no matter the distance
G
I want you to know
F G
that deep down inside of me..

F G Am
you are.. my fire..
F G Am
the one.. desire..
F G
you are.. (you are, you are)
C Am
you are..

(Chorus) (Overtone)
G
don’t wanna hear you (say)
G A Bm
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
G A Bm
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
G A D
I never wanna hear you say..
Bm A D
I.. want it that way..

G
tell me why
A Bm
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
G
tell me why
A Bm
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
G
tell me why
A D
I never wanna hear you say..
Bm A D
I want it that way..

G
tell me why
A Bm
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
G A Bm
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
G
tell me why
A D
I never wanna hear you say..
Bm A D
I want it that way..
Bm A D
cause I want it that way..

(Intro) Dm D A
Dm D A

Dm D A
you are.. my fire
Dm D A
the one.. desire..
Dm D A
believe.. when I say..
Dm E A
I want it that way..

Dm D A
but we.. are two worlds..
Dm D A
apart.. can’t reach to..
Dm D A
your heart.. when you say..
Dm E A
that I want it that way..

(Chorus)
D
tell me why
E Dm
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
D
tell me why
E Dm
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
D
tell me why
E A
I never wanna hear you say..
Dm E A
I want it that way..

Dm D A
am I.. your fire..
Dm D A
your one.. desire.. (desire)
Dm D A
yes I know.. it’s too late..
Dm E A
but I want it that way..

(Chorus)
D
tell me why
E Dm
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
D
tell me why..
E Dm
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
D
tell me why
E A
I never wanna hear you say..
Dm Gm
I want it that way

Dm
now I can see
E
that we’re falling apart
D
from the way that it used
Bm E
to be.. (yeah..)
Dm
no matter the distance
E
I want you to know
D E
that deep down inside of me..

D E Dm
you are.. my fire..
D E Dm
the one.. desire..
D E
you are.. (you are, you are)
A Dm
you are..

(Chorus) (Overtone)
E
don’t wanna hear you (say)
E Bb Em
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
E Bb Em
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
E Bb B
I never wanna hear you say..
Em Bb B
I.. want it that way..

E
tell me why
Bb Em
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
E
tell me why
Bb Em
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
E
tell me why
Bb B
I never wanna hear you say..
Em Bb B
I want it that way..

E
tell me why
Bb Em
ain’t nothin’ but a heartache..
E Bb Em
ain’t nothin’ but a mistake..
E
tell me why
Bb B
I never wanna hear you say..
Em Bb B
I want it that way..
Em Bb B
cause I want it that way..