Rusty Its Goodbye Cifras

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
 
[Verse]
          G
By a lonely railroad station
   C              G
A dog sits patiently
 
And as each train rolls down the track
   D
He watches eagerly
      G
But the one that he is waiting for
      C                 G
Does not come off the train
      C                    G
And when the crowds have gone their way
    D               G
He drops his head again
 
[Chorus]
        C                   G
Cause he doesn't know his master lay 
        C               G
On the battle field to die
     C                G
He didn't hear the soldier say
 D            G
Rusty it's goodbye
 
    G
It's many months now since the day
    C              G
He saw his master go
 
A figure clad in khaki
    D
Is one he'll always know
       G
But the lonely dog keeps waiting
      C                  G
For each long days the same
      C                G
He longs to see his masters face
      D                G
And hear him call his name
 
[Chorus]
 G
Rusty he'll not see again
     C                G
The pal he's waiting for
 
Their happy days together
  D
Gone forever more
   G
The station master sees him there
      C              G
And knows why he's alone
   C                 G
Although he can't replace his lost
     D                G
He treats him as his own
 
Repeat chorus
 
[Outro]
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