Rusty It's Goodbye

Written by Slim Dusty/Joy McKean Intro E--------------------------------3----3----3----------3----3----3-- B--------------------------------0----0----0----------0----0----0-- G------0---0---------------------0----0----0----------0----0----0-- D--0-2---2---2-0---0-------------0----0----0------0---0----0----0-- A----------------2---2-3-0-------2--2-2----2--0H2-----2--2-2----2-- E--------------------------3-2-3-3----3--3-3--------3-3----3--3-3-- Alternate bass notes as you strum, just like latter part of intro By a lonely railroad station A dog sits patiently And as each train rolls down the track He watches eagerly But the one that he is waiting for Does not come off the train And when the crowds have gone their way He drops his head again Cause he doesn't know his master lay On the battle field to die He didn't hear the soldier say Rusty it's goodbye It's many months now since the day He saw his master go A figure clad in khaki Is one he'll always know But the lonely dog keeps waiting For each long days the same He longs to see his masters face And hear him call his name Repeat Chorus Rusty he'll not see again The pal he's waiting for Their happy days together Gone forever more The station master sees him there And knows why he's alone Although he can't replace his lost He treats him as his own Repeat chorus Outro E---------------------------------3---- B---------------------------------0---- G------0---0----------------------0---- D--0-2---2---2-0---0--------------0---- A----------------2---2-3-0--------2---- E-------------------------3-2-3---3----