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Rusty Its Goodbye

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1/45

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 45Position: 2

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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]
By a lonelGy railroad station
A dCog sits patientGly
And as each train rolls down the track
He Dwatches eagerly
But thGe one that he is waiting for
Does nCot come off the trGain
And whCen the crowds have goGne their way
He dDrops his head agGain
[Chorus]
Cause he Cdoesn't know his maGster lay 
On the bCattle field to dGie
He diCdn't hear the solGdier say
RDusty it's gooGdbye
It's Gmany months now since the day
He sCaw his master gGo
A figure clad in khaki
Is oDne he'll always know
But the Glonely dog keeps waiting
For eaCch long days the saGme
He lonCgs to see his masGters face
And heDar him call his nGame
[Chorus]
RGusty he'll not see again
The pCal he's waiting fGor
Their happy days together
GoDne forever more
The Gstation master sees him there
And knCows why he's alGone
AltChough he can't repGlace his lost
He trDeats him as his oGwn
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----| 

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Rusty Its Goodbye

by Slim Dusty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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]

By a lonely railroad station

C G

A dog sits patiently

And as each train rolls down the track

He watches eagerly

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

It's many months now since the day

C G

He saw his master go

A figure clad in khaki

Is one he'll always know

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]

Rusty he'll not see again

C G

The pal he's waiting for

Their happy days together

Gone forever more

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]

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----|

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