B


[Chorus]
E
Closest to the bone
A
Sweeter is the meat
B
Last slice of Virginia ham
       E
Is the best that you can eat
E
Don't talk about my baby
      A
She's slender but she's sweet
B
Closest to the bone
                   E
And sweeter is the meat


[Verse 1]
E
Now she'd make a good thermometer
   A
If she drank a glass of wine
     B
She's built just like a garter snake
E
She climbs up like a vine


[Verse 2]
E
My friends tell me I'm a fool
   A
To love a girl like that
B
Here's the reason I like 'em slim
                   E
Instead of big and fat


[Chorus]
E
Closest to the bone
A
Sweeter is the meat
B
Last slice of Virginia ham
       E
Is the best that you can eat
E
Don't talk about my baby
      A
She's slender but she's sweet
B
Closest to the bone
                   E
And sweeter is the meat


[Instrumental]
E F B E
E F B E
E F B F
E F B E

E F B E
E F B E
E F B F
E F B E


[Verse 3]
E                                     A
Now she'd make a first class fountain pen
A
If she only knew how to write
B
Her figure's like a piece of string
         E
Umm, she rolls up every night


[Verse 4]
E
Everybody thinks that I'm a nut
   A
To love this lovely worm
B
Boy there's one reason I like 'em slim
                     E
Instead of round and firm


[Chorus]
E
Closest to the bone
A
Sweeter is the meat
B
Last slice of Virginia ham
       E
Is the best that you can eat
E
Don't talk about my baby
      A
She's slender but she's sweet
B
Closest to the bone
                   E
And sweeter is the meat


[Verse 5]
E
Umm, she'd make a fine piccolo
A
If she only stayed on key
B
Boy, she's shaped like a rubber band
        E
And she loves to snap at me


[Verse 6]
E
Everybody thinks I'm insane
   A
To overlook her faults
    B
But here's the reason I like 'em skinny
                   E
Instead of full of schmaltz


[Chorus]
E
Closest to the bone
A
Sweeter is the meat
B
Last slice of Virginia ham
       E
Is the best that you can eat
E
Don't talk about my baby
      A
She's slender but she's sweet
B
Closest to the bone
                   E
And sweeter is the meat