During the verses Keaton plays this riff on the Dm:
Dm*:
E|----------------------------------|
B|---------3--------3p1--------1h3--|
G|-----2--------2----------2--------|
D|---0---0----0---0------0---0------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
All of the chords the whole way through are fingerpicked in this pattern (without the riff): DGDB for Dm, AGDB
for Bb and C.
[Intro]
Bb Dm*
[Verse 1]
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
He was a captain of industry
Bb Dm* Bb C
He was a captain of the sea, oh
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
He was a gentle man
Bb Dm* Bb C
With cracks and lines across his hands, oh
[Pre-chorus]
Dm C Bb
Ohh
Dm C Bb
Ohh
[Chorus]
C Bb C Bb
Iron waves crashed on his face,
C Bb Dm Bb
Made him feel less alone, oh
[Verse 2]
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
She was engaged to be a bride
Bb Dm* Bb C
With eyes so true, he could have cried, oh
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
She watched him cry on his knees
Bb Dm* Bb C
"Dear Ollie, please let me be," oh
[Pre-chorus]
Dm C Bb
Ohh
Dm C Bb
Ohh
[Chorus]
C Bb C Bb
Iron waves crashed on his face,
C Bb Dm Bb
Made him feel less alone, oh
[Bridge]
C Bb Dm C Bb
"Ollie, " she said, "leave me be"
C Bb Dm C Bb
"Ollie, " she said, "leave me be"
[Outro]
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
She left him, he left everything
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
She left him, he left everything
Bb Dm* Bb Dm*
She left him, he left everything
