There was "Hot fun in the summertime" from Bill948 and after that I came across a thread about songs you play outdoors from a local guitar forum from which I'm a member. http://www.quebec-musique.com/forum.htm
I post the link because I don't want to be seen as the guy who takes ideas from a forum and start a new thread with others stuff. Anyway. I thought that the idea was fun and I wanted to start this thread here, so, what do you play when you bring your acoustic outside? (Firecamp or not).(What the heck, if you bring your electric outside it might work too).

Scarborough fair canticle. Simon and Garfunkel.
A horse with no name. America.
Old man. Neil Young.
Helpless. Neil Young.
Our house. Graham Nash.
California dreaming. The mamas and the papas.

The idea is to share songs ideas so please try to avoid repetitions. It is also clear that some of you may know a lot of songs, so don't hesitate to fill the gaps, or make it a top ten list as you wish.
See ya.
Claude.

Aside from The Stephen Foster songbook, I play almost anything from Jimmy Buffett to James Taylor to Richie Havens.

The Camptown Ladies sing this song...do dah, do dah...

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Hi,
How about:

King Of The Road, Roger Miller
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay, Otis Redding
City Of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie
Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Bob Dylan
and don't forget any 12 bar blues...

Bill

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wish you were here (pink floyd)
i'm the highway (audio slave)
brain damage (pink floyd)
rocky raccoon (the beatles)
+1 for ol' man (niei young)
heart o' gold (gotta do the harmonica too though) (neil young)
friend of the devil (grateful dead)
helter skelter (gotta wait 'til everybody's drunk though) (the beatles)
can't you see (marshall tucker)
I know you rider (grateful dead)
I'm one (the who)
wild horses (the rolling stones)
dear prudence (the beatles)
spanish pipedream (john prine)
road ladies (frank zapa)

i got as million of 'em... heck, where's the party... i'll play rhythm and sing ;)

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Hello Claude Gallichand,

Couple of Bob Dylan songs come to mind
as good strummers.

When I paint my Masterpiece & You ain't goin nowhere.
change the lyrics to suit for more fun.

Cheers.

December - Collective Soul
Polly - Nirvana
Elderly Woman behind the counter - Pearl Jam
Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie and the Blowfish
Hold My Hand - Hootie and the Blowfish
Creep - Stone Temple Pilots
Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
Man on the Moon - R.E.M.

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I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk...

I haven't had a chance to play around a campfire yet myself, but I do remember a party I went to years ago, would have been about 1990, all grad students from different departments who didn't know each other very well. A few guys had brought guitars and were trying to play different songs but no one knew them. Finally someone tried "Rocky Mountain High" and finally hit the groove - it turns out everyone there knew every word to every John Denver song. It turned into a real celebration, and I think some lasting friendships were formed that night.

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How about "American Pie" or some Bob Seger "Night Moves".

Old Love -EC
Melissa - Allman Brothers Band
Beast of Burden - Stones
The Wind Cries Mary - Hendrix
Little Wing
Hey Joe
Life By The Drop - Stevie Ray
Black- Pearl Jam
Yellow Ledbetter - PJ

Don't own an acoustic so I'll do it on a mini marshall 2 watt amp, and I don't sing so 9 out of 10 times I'm just doing some blues stuff, improvising or doing lead for another guitarist

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
More than Words - Extreme
Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Santeria - Sublime
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Tomorrow- Silverchair

as of now
err that's all I can think of...

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Pancho & Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
Home - Daughtry
Patience - GnR
Sweet Home Alabama - Skynrd
Then a whole lot of spirituals and classic country.

here's more..


Drive - Incubus
Lake of Fire - Nirvana cover
Unwell - Matchbox 20
To Be With you - Mr Big

What, no Beatles? Start Michelle or I Want to Hold Your Hand, and by the first chorus the guitar is lost in the voices.

John.E

Sloop John B? or is that just too old. great sing along. if anyone knows it that is...love the beach boys

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes