Lyric & Midi information ***************************************************** Song Title * 4603DS: Burning Down The House Performed By * Tom Jones & The Cardigans Composer(s) * Publisher * . Unauthorised copying is illegal Programmer * � 2000 Bespoke Music, Distributed Under License *******************************************
Key: M: Male vocalist F: Female vocalist B: Both vocalists Words in brackets: background vocals
* 4-bar intro
M: Watch out. You might get what you're after. Cool babies. Strange but not a stranger. I'm an ordinary guy. Burning down the house.
M: Hold tight. F: Wait 'til the party's over. M: Hold tight. F: We're in for nasty weather. M: There has got to be a way. Burning down the house.
F: Here's your ticket, pack your bags. Time for jumping overboard. The transportation is here. M: Close enough but not too far. Maybe you know where you are. Fighting fire with fire.
B: All wet. M: Yeah, you might need a raincoat. B: Shake down. M: Dreams walking in broad daylight. B: 365 degrees. Burning down the house.
F: It was once upon a place. Sometimes I listen to myself. Gonna come in first place. People on their way to work. Baby, what did you expect. M: Gonna burst into flame.
F: Fighting fire with fire. Fighting fire with fire. B: Burning down the house.
M: My house F: 'S out of the ordinary. M: That's right. F: Don't wanna hurt nobody. M: Some things sure can B: Sweep me off my feet. Burning down the house.
M: Watch out. F: You might get what you're after. B: Cool babies. Strange but not a stranger. M: I'm an ordinary guy. ) F: I am an ordinary girl. ) together (Burning down the house) 365 degrees. Burning down the house.
M: Fighting fire with fire. F: Fighting fire with fire. M: Gonna burst into flame. F: Fighting fire with fire. M: Fighting fire with fire. F: Fighting fire with fire. M: Gonna burst into flame. (Burning down the house) My house. (Burning down the house)
B: No visible means of support (Burning down the house) And you have not seen nothing yet. Everything's stuck together. (Burning down the house) M: I don't know what you expcet Staring into your TV set, B: Fighting fire with fire.
* Instrumental outro with background vocals every third bar singing: Ooooooh, burning down the house. *******************************************
Time * 4:10 Length * 116 bars Tempo * 110pm Key * F sharp major