Trying to maintain
Trying to maintain

Trying to maintain easy guitar chords by Ice Cube

N/A•
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 4

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo

  • Gm

    3

  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • Gm

    3

  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2
    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 


    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    Verse 2
    To everybody 
    tryin' 

    to maintain 

    And keep 
    they name 
    out 
    the main 
    frame 

    Yeah, 
    we all 
    in 
    the same 
    game 

    Yeah, 
    we all 
    with the 
    bang, 
    bang 

    Been 
    a 
    vet, 
    nigga, 
    broke 
    the Internet 

    'Cause 
    they can't 
    fuck 

    with 
    my intellect 

    Yeah, 
    nigga, 
    all 
    y'all 
    follower
    s 

    Follow 
    every 
    word 
    like 
    swallower
    s 

    Wanna 
    catch 
    it when I 
    spit 
    it 

    Fuck 
    a critic 
    and 
    his 
    analytics 

    I don't 
    fit 
    in 
    your 
    formula 

    I only 
    fit 
    in 
    your bitch, 
    I'm warning 
    ya 

    Please 
    don't 
    feed 
    the animals 

    When they 
    got 
    they face 
    covered 

    in 
    pantyhose 

    Niggas ain't 
    nothin' 
    nice 

    Take your 
    grandmama 
    chain 

    and your 
    bike 

    Verse 3

    'Cause 
    we all 
    tryin' 

    to maintain 

    'Cause 
    we all 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    Verse 4
    To everybody 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    With 
    a little 
    Mary 
    Jane 

    on 
    the campaign 

    Whip 
    by 
    you in 
    the 
    fast 
    lane 

    Only 
    act 
    like 
    this 
    'cause 
    of black 
    pain 

    Fuck 
    your cancel 
    cul
    ture, 
    bitch 

    You 
    can't 
    cancel 
    a soldier, 
    trick 

    See, 
    I thought 
    I told 
    ya 

    Drunk 
    or sober, 
    tell 
    you 
    when it's 
    over 

    Slap 
    the shit 
    out a troller 

    I kill 
    shit 
    like 
    Ebola 

    I'm the 
    sun, 
    I'm 
    the solar 

    Your baby 
    mind 
    is in a 
    stroller 

    Too much 
    gang 
    for the 
    pea 
    brain 

    I have 
    no 
    alliance 
    to no 
    Greek 
    names 

    Some 
    of y'all 
    down 
    with 

    the fucking 
    royals 

    I'm only 
    down 
    for 
    the fucking 

    soil 

    That's 
    right 

    Verse 5
    And 
    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 


    And 
    I'm just 
    tryin' 

    to maintain 

    Without 
    goin' 
    insane 
    (crazy) 

    Without 
    blowin' 
    out 
    your brains 

    I 
    just 
    wanna 
    maintain 
    Verse 6

    Do 
    what 
    I do, 
    let 
    my nuts 
    hang 

    They insane, 
    never 
    explain 

    'Cause all we 
    wanna 
    do is 
    them 
    big 
    things 

    Checkmate 
    if 
    you 
    trick 
    mate 

    Out 
    here 
    lookin' 
    for that 
    clickbait 

    You need 
    to 
    hustle 
    on 
    that computer 

    I'm 
    a rooster 
    always 

    thinkin' 
    'bout 
    the future 

    And I'ma 
    smoke 
    it like 
    a 
    chimney 

    Sippin' 
    on 
    Henny, 
    sayin' 
    fuck 
    2020 

    Some 
    of y'all 
    ain't 
    worth 
    a 
    penny 

    I keep 
    it one 
    thousand 

    and keep 
    your doubt 
    in 

    Pull 
    up, my 
    niggas 
    pile 
    in 

    Now 
    I'm with the 
    wolves 
    and 
    we howlin' 

    Profilin' and 
    we stylin' 

    Sad 
    motherfuckers, 
    get 
    your violin 

    Verse 7
    If 
    you're just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    If 
    you're just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    maintain 

    Interlude 1



    (I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    Verse 8
    maintain) 

    Yo, 
    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain 

    (I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to maintain, 

    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    maintain) 

    I'm just 
    tryin' 
    to 
    maintain 

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