Acoustic Folk Song — Campfire Singalong

## Acoustic Folk Campfire Song

**Genre**: folk, acoustic, Americana, singer-songwriter
**BPM**: 95-110 (walking pace — not rushed)
**Key**: G major, D major, or C major (open guitar chord keys)
**Duration**: 3:00-4:00

### Instrumentation:
- **Acoustic guitar**: fingerpicked pattern (Travis picking or arpeggiated)
- **Vocals**: warm, slightly raspy, intimate (not perfect — human)
- **Harmonies**: join on chorus (third above, simple)
- **Optional**: harmonica (fills between verses), light percussion (stomps, claps)
- **No electric instruments** — keep it analog

### Lyrics:

**[Verse 1]** (4 lines)
Tell a specific story — a moment, a place, a person
Use sensory details: what you see, smell, hear, feel
Conversational language — like telling a friend

**[Chorus]** (4 lines)
The universal truth or feeling from the story
Singable — simple melody, clear words, repeatable
This is the part people hum the next day

**[Verse 2]** (4 lines)
The story deepens — time passes, something changes
New details that recontextualize the first verse

**[Chorus]**

**[Bridge]** (2-4 lines)
A shift — maybe the realization, the lesson, or the twist
Different melody, possibly different chord progression
Quieter, then builds back

**[Final Chorus]**
Same words but feels different now — the story changed the meaning
Optional: add harmonies that weren't there before
Slow down on the last line

### Guitar Pattern:
- Verse: fingerpicked, 4/4, alternating bass (thumb on root-fifth)
- Chorus: strum (open chords, gentle), still not aggressive
- Bridge: simpler pattern, maybe just root notes

### Feel:
- Like sitting by a lake at sunset, someone pulls out a guitar
- The song everyone leans in to listen to
- Not polished — slightly imperfect is the charm
- Nostalgic for a memory you might not actually have