Vince Gill – The Key To Life (Ukulele)

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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:
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i'd love to hear my daddy playin once again

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all the songs he taught me when i was a kid

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john henry, ol chelly, and faded love

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id fall to pieces and on the wings of a dove

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just a few chords on the bonjo, that 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
INTRO RIFF
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i made it from the beer joints to the opera stage

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he said the only difference is when youre gettin payed

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he didnt care when everybody knew my name

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he said its all for nothin if you dont 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 preachers right

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id love to hear the banjoplay for me tonight
CHOROUS:
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and i will honor my father with these words 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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i learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life

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ya the pain of loosin him cuts like a randall knife

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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.