Vince Gill - The Key To Life

this song is fnger picked . nothin too fancy but still has a real good sound .

i play the riff like this . the song sounds like it just starts without the slide but i
like the sound of it .

( didnt put the other strings cause there is nothin played on them )

verse :
D G
i’d love to hear my Daddy playin once again
D A
all the songs he taught me when i was a kid
D G
john henry , ol chelly , and faded love
D A D
id fall to pieces and on the wings of a dove
D G
just a few chords on the bonjo , that was all he knew
D A
in the eyes of a child , man his fingers flew
D G
i practiced and i practiced till i got it right
D A D
i packed up everything and just took off one night

intro riff

D G
i made it from the beer joints to the opera stage
D A
he said the only difference is when youre gettin payed
D G
he didnt care when everybody knew my name
D A D
he said its all for nothin if you dont stay the same
D G
and when he died the preacher cried and said he’s the lucky one
D A
he’s walkin hand in hand with god’s only son
D G
my faith and common sense tell me the preachers right
D A D
id love to hear the banjoplay for me tonight

chorous :
G D
and i will honor my father with these words i write down
G D
and as long as i remember he’ll always be around
D G
and the pain of losin him cuts like a randall knife
D A D
i learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life
D G
ya the pain of loosin him cuts like a randall knife
D A D
but i learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life

intro riff to end the song .

please rate and im open to suggestions about the chord pattern or riff .