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 play once again all the songs that 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 banjo, 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 what youre gettin payed he didnt care that 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 and id love to hear the banjo ring for me tonight CHOROUS: and i will honor my father with these words that 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 and i learned that a few chords on the banjo, was the key to life yes the pain of loosin him, cuts like a randall knife but i learned that 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.