The Girl That Never Was

[00:00.00]The Girl That Never Was - James Blunt
[00:00.31]Written by:James Blunt/George Tizzard/Rick Parkhouse
[00:00.66]Published by:EMI Music Publishing (Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd)/ASCAP – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
[00:01.42]Produced by:Red Triangle
[00:01.59]Mixed by:Red Triangle
[00:01.77]Recorded at:The Beach Studio, Walkford, UK and The Firepit Studios, London, UK
[00:02.35]Programming/Electric Guitars/Pads: Rick Parkhouse
[00:02.62]Piano/Acoustic Guitars/Drums: George Tizzard
[00:02.88]Bass: John Garrison
[00:03.02]Cello: Peteris Sokolovskis
[00:03.15]Backing vocals: George Tizzard/Rick Parkhouse
[00:03.42]Mastered by:Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis Mastering, London, UK
[00:03.82]Darling I
[00:05.73]Know we talked about it one too many times
[00:09.69]How there was something missing in our lives
[00:15.31]A little life
[00:19.09]So we tried
[00:21.07]It was more than just a twinkle in your eye
[00:25.15]But some things you just don't get to decide
[00:30.78]At least we tried
[00:34.60]The first casualty of life is the plan
[00:38.53]When I look back I'm not even sure that
[00:42.18]We were thinking
[00:46.74]Somewhere
[00:48.60]She's probably dancing with her blonde hair
[00:52.40]Falling like ribbons on her shoulders
[00:56.74]Just like we always saw
[01:02.24]Bright eyes
[01:04.04]Spinning in circles in the sunlight
[01:07.85]Darling we tried but now it's over
[01:11.82]We had it all and then we lost
[01:16.53]The girl that never was
[01:21.00]If I could say
[01:23.22]A million words to take away the pain
[01:27.03]What kills me is you trying to take the blame
[01:32.49]You're not to blame
[01:36.82]I'll never say I told you so
[01:38.85]But sad I've thought the words
[01:40.55]Tried drowning you in happiness
[01:42.54]I only make it worse
[01:44.46]We never should've picked a name
[01:46.57]'Cause now she has a face
[01:48.40]And now no matter what we do
[01:50.34]No one will take her place
[01:52.44]Somewhere
[01:54.47]She's probably dancing with her blonde hair
[01:58.17]Falling like ribbons on her shoulders
[02:02.64]Just like we always saw
[02:08.20]Bright eyes
[02:09.88]Spinning in circles in the sunlight
[02:13.70]Darling we tried but now it's over
[02:17.59]We had it all and then we lost
[02:22.52]The girl that never was
[02:23.94]I know we'll never know you
[02:27.97]I know we'll never hold you
[02:31.61]I never got to show you
[02:34.54]My love
[02:38.78]'Cause somewhere
[02:40.76]You're probably dancing with your blonde hair
[02:44.63]Falling like ribbons on your shoulders
[02:49.21]Just like we always saw
[02:54.50]Bright eyes
[02:56.29]Spinning in circles in the sunlight
[03:00.13]Darling we tried but now it's over
[03:04.07]We had it all and then we lost
[03:08.86]The girl that never was
The Girl That Never Was - James Blunt
Written by:James Blunt/George Tizzard/Rick Parkhouse
Published by:EMI Music Publishing (Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd)/ASCAP – BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
Produced by:Red Triangle
Mixed by:Red Triangle
Recorded at:The Beach Studio, Walkford, UK and The Firepit Studios, London, UK
Programming/Electric Guitars/Pads: Rick Parkhouse
Piano/Acoustic Guitars/Drums: George Tizzard
Bass: John Garrison
Cello: Peteris Sokolovskis
Backing vocals: George Tizzard/Rick Parkhouse
Mastered by:Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis Mastering, London, UK
Darling I
Know we talked about it one too many times
How there was something missing in our lives
A little life
So we tried
It was more than just a twinkle in your eye
But some things you just don't get to decide
At least we tried
The first casualty of life is the plan
When I look back I'm not even sure that
We were thinking
Somewhere
She's probably dancing with her blonde hair
Falling like ribbons on her shoulders
Just like we always saw
Bright eyes
Spinning in circles in the sunlight
Darling we tried but now it's over
We had it all and then we lost
The girl that never was
If I could say
A million words to take away the pain
What kills me is you trying to take the blame
You're not to blame
I'll never say I told you so
But sad I've thought the words
Tried drowning you in happiness
I only make it worse
We never should've picked a name
'Cause now she has a face
And now no matter what we do
No one will take her place
Somewhere
She's probably dancing with her blonde hair
Falling like ribbons on her shoulders
Just like we always saw
Bright eyes
Spinning in circles in the sunlight
Darling we tried but now it's over
We had it all and then we lost
The girl that never was
I know we'll never know you
I know we'll never hold you
I never got to show you
My love
'Cause somewhere
You're probably dancing with your blonde hair
Falling like ribbons on your shoulders
Just like we always saw
Bright eyes
Spinning in circles in the sunlight
Darling we tried but now it's over
We had it all and then we lost
The girl that never was