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For the F on the into/bridge and on the word "minding", there is a small riff with the F. 
You play this on the E string according to the melody of the song:
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Intro:  C   Cmaj7   C   Cadd9   C   Cmaj7   Am   F  G  
CYou Cmaj7can  CteCadd9ll me CwhCmaj7ether tAmhis is
FMinding my own god damn Gbusiness
CBut you would sure look sweDll
     FWith a new black beCltEm  
    AmYou would sure look sweDll
    FWith a new black beCltCmaj7  C  Cadd9  C  Cmaj7  Am  F  G  
CYou Cmaj7can  CteCadd9ll me CwhCmaj7ether tAmhis is
FMinding my own god damn Gbusiness
CBut you would sure look sweDll
     FWith a new black beCltEm  
    AmYou would sure look sweDll
 F(hold)                       C  
    With a new black belt

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Black Belt

by Phantom Planet

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Cmaj7

Cadd9

For the F on the into/bridge and on the word "minding", there is a small riff with the F.

You play this on the E string according to the melody of the song:

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|-3-3-3-3-3-3|

|-1-0-1-3-1-0|

C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Am F G

Intro:

C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Am

You can tell me whether this is

F G

Minding my own god damn business

C D

But you would sure look swell

F C Em

With a new black belt

Am D

You would sure look swell

F C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Am F G

With a new black belt

C Cmaj7 C Cadd9 C Cmaj7 Am

You can tell me whether this is

F G

Minding my own god damn business

C D

But you would sure look swell

F C Em

With a new black belt

Am D

You would sure look swell

F C

(hold)

With a new black belt

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