Vince Gill – The Key To Life (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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I'd love to hear my daddy play once again

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all the songs that he taught me when I was a kid

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John Henry, Ol' Shep, and Faded Love

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I Fall To Pieces and On the Wings of a Dove

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just a few chords on the banjo, was all he knew

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in the eyes of a child, man his fingers flew

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I practiced and I practiced till I got it right

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I packed up everything and just took off one night
[Verse 2]
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I made it from the beer joints to the Opry stage

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he said the only difference is what you're gettin' paid

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he didn't care that everybody knew my name

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he said it's all for nothin' if you don't stay the same

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and when he died the preacher cried and said he's the lucky one

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he's walkin' hand in hand with God's only son

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my faith and common sense tell me the preacher's right

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and I'd love to hear the banjo ring for me tonight
[Chorus]
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and I will honor my father with these words that I write down

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and as long as I remember he'll always be around

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and the pain of losin' him cuts like a Randall knife

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and I learned that a few chords on the banjo, was the key to life

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yes the pain of losin' him, cuts like a Randall knife

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but I learned that a few chords on the banjo, was the key to life