Vince Gill, Key To Life (1998)
^{Key: :[D] (w: Vince Gill) (BPM: ) (T.R. Dallas)}

INTRO:
[D] [G] [D] [A] // [D] [G] ^[D] ^[A] [D]

VERSE 1:
I'd [D] love to hear my daddy play [G] once again
All the [D] songs that he taught me when I [A] was a kid
John [D] Henry, Ol' Shep, and [G] Faded Love
I Fall To [D] Pieces and [A] On the Wings [D] of a Dove

VERSE 2:
Just a [D] few chords on the banjo, that was [G] all he knew
In the [D] eyes of a child, man his [A] fingers flew
I [D] practiced and I practiced till I [G] got it right
I [D] packed up every-[A]-thing and just took [D] off one night

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VERSE 3:
I [D] made it from the beer joints to the [G] Opry stage
He [D] said the only difference is what you're [A] gettin' paid
He [D] didn't care that everybody [G] knew my name
He [D] said it's all for [A] nothin' if you don't [D] stay the same

VERSE 4:
And [D] when he died the preacher cried and said [G] he's the lucky one
He's [D] walkin' hand in hand with God's [A] only son
My [D] faith and common sense tell me the [G] preacher's right
And I'd [D] love to hear the [A] banjo ring for [D] me tonight

CHORUS:
And I will [G] honor my father with these [D] words that I write down
And as [G] long as I remember he'll [D] always be a-[A]-round
And the [D] pain of losin' him cuts like a [G] Randall knife
And I [D] learned that a few chords on the [A] banjo, was the [D] key to life

OUTRO:
Yes the [D] pain of losin' him, cuts like a [G] Randall knife
But I [D] learned that a few chords on the [A] banjo, was the [D] key to life

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