Intro
[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
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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
