The Key to Life Lyrics

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:
i'd love to hear my daddy playin once again
all the songs he taught me when i was a kid
john henry, ol chelly, and faded love
id fall to pieces and on the wings of a dove
just a few chords on the bonjo, that was all he knew
in the eyes of a child, man his fingers flew
i practiced and i practiced till i got it right
i packed up everything and just took off one night
INTRO RIFF
i made it from the beer joints to the opera stage
he said the only difference is when youre gettin payed
he didnt care when everybody knew my name
he said its all for nothin if you dont stay the same
and when he died the preacher cried and said he's the lucky one
he's walkin hand in hand with god's only son
my faith and common sense tell me the preachers right
id love to hear the banjoplay for me tonight
CHOROUS:
and i will honor my father with these words i write down
and as long as i remember he'll always be around
and the pain of losin him cuts like a randall knife
i learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life
ya the pain of loosin him cuts like a randall knife
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.