Rusty It's Goodbye

Written by 
Slim Dusty/Joy McKean 
 
Intro 
 
 
 
Alternate bass notes as you strum, just like latter part of intro 
 
 
          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 
 
        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 
 
Repeat 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