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:
D (xx0232@1)                                         Gi'd (320003@1)love to hear my daddy playin once again
D (xx0232@1)                                     Aall (x02220@1)the songs he taught me when i was a kid
D (xx0232@1)                                Gjohn (320003@1)henry, ol chelly, and faded love
D (xx0232@1)                          A (x02220@1)             Did (xx0232@1)fall to pieces and on the wings of a dove
D (xx0232@1)                                   Gjust (320003@1)a few chords on the bonjo, that was all he knew
D (xx0232@1)                                       Ain (x02220@1)the eyes of a child, man his fingers flew
D (xx0232@1)                                        Gi (320003@1)practiced and i practiced till i got it right
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                       Di (xx0232@1)packed up everything and just took off one night

INTRO RIFF

D (xx0232@1)                                             Gi (320003@1)made it from the beer joints to the opera stage
D (xx0232@1)                                                 Ahe (x02220@1)said the only difference is when youre gettin payed
D (xx0232@1)                                     Ghe (320003@1)didnt care when everybody knew my name
D (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)                      Dhe (xx0232@1)said its all for nothin if you dont stay the same
D (xx0232@1)                                                         Gand (320003@1)when he died the preacher cried and said he's the lucky one
D (xx0232@1)                                  Ahe's (x02220@1)walkin hand in hand with god's only son
D (xx0232@1)                                               Gmy (320003@1)faith and common sense tell me the preachers right
D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)                    Did (xx0232@1)love to hear the banjoplay for me tonight

CHOROUS:
G (320003@1)                                                Dand (xx0232@1)i will honor my father with these words i write down
G (320003@1)                                          Dand (xx0232@1)as long as i remember he'll always be around
D (xx0232@1)                                              Gand (320003@1)the pain of losin him cuts like a randall knife
D (xx0232@1)                          A (x02220@1)                     Di (xx0232@1)learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life
D (xx0232@1)                                              Gya (320003@1)the pain of loosin him cuts like a randall knife
D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)                            Dbut (xx0232@1)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.