Closer To The Bone chords by
Louis Prima

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Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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Closest to the bone

D

D

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Sweeter is the meat

G

G

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Last slice of Virginia ham

C

C

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Is the best that you can eat

Verse 2

C

C

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Don't talk about my baby

F

F

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She's slender but she's sweet

G

G

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Closest to the bone

C

C

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And sweeter is the meat

Verse 3

C

C

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Now she'd make a good thermometer

D

D

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F#dim

F#dim

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D

D

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If she drank a glass of wine

G

G

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She's built just like a garter snake

C

C

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She climbs up like a vine

Verse 4

C

C

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My friends tell me I'm a fool

F

F

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To love a girl like that

G

G

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Here's the reason I like 'em slim

C

C

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Instead of big and fat

Verse 5

C

C

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'Cause closest to the bone

D

D

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Sweeter is the meat

G

G

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Last slice of Virginia ham

C

C

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Is the best that you can eat

Verse 6

C

C

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Now don't talk about my baby

F

F

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She's slender but she's sweet

G

G

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Umm, closest to the bone

And sweeter is the meat

C

C

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Let's go

Verse 7

C

C

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D

D

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Yeah, let's go, yeah,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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boy

G

G

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Attaboy

One more, one more

C

C

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One more, one more

F#dim

F#dim

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Em

Em

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D

D

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F#dim

F#dim

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Yeah, boy

D

D

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In the moonlight Yeah,

Verse 8

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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closest to

C

C

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F

F

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the bone, yeah

G

G

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Em

Em

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Ahh, look out now

Interlude 1

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Now she'd make a first class

Verse 9

fountain pen

D

D

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If she only knew how to write

G

G

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Her figure's like a piece of string

C

C

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Umm, she rolls up every night

Verse 10

C

C

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Everybody thinks that I'm a nut

F

F

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To love this lovely worm

G

G

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Boy there's one reason

I like 'em slim

C

C

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Instead of round and firm

Verse 11

C

C

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'Cause closest to the bone

D

D

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Sweeter is the meat

G

G

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Last slice of Virginia ham

C

C

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Is the best that you can eat

Verse 12

C

C

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Now don'cha talk about my baby

F

F

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G

G

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She's slender but she's sweet, umm

Closest to the bone

Umm, sweet, I got another one now

C

C

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Listen here

Verse 13

C

C

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Umm, she'd make a fine piccolo

D

D

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If she only stayed on key

G

G

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Boy, she's shaped like a rubber band

C

C

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And she loves to snap at me

Verse 14

C

C

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Everybody thinks I'm insane

F

F

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To overlook her faults

G

G

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But here's the reason

I like 'em skinny

C

C

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Instead of full of schmaltz

Verse 15

G

G

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C

C

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'Cause closest to the bone

D

D

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Sweeter is the meat

G

G

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Last slice of Virginia ham

C

C

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C

C

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Is the best that you can eat

Verse 16

C

C

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Don't talk about my baby

F

F

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She's slender but she's sweet

And it's closest to the bone

C

C

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And sweeter is the meat

C

C

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
D
F
F#dim
Em

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Closer To The Bone by Louis Prima is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Closer To The Bone are Bb, Eb, F, Ab, Adim, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, F, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Closer To The Bone is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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