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 .