Campfire Songs for Acoustic Guitar

This collection of familiar tunes spans cowboy songs of the Old West, folk songs of Appalachia, and the Great American Songbook.

Take these fun, approachable arrangements on your next adventure—whether that's singing along under the starry skies of the great outdoors or casually strumming on your own front porch, you're sure to have a good time.

• Are You Lonesome Tonight?
• The Ballad of Casey Jones
• Beautiful Dreamer
• Deck the Halls
• Drunken Sailor
• Home on the Range
• House of the Rising Sun
• I'm Sitting on Top of the World
• It Had to Be You
• Jenny Jenkins
• John Henry
• Let Me Call You Sweetheart
• Low Bridge, Everybody Down
• Manhattan
• My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
• Oh Shenandoah
• On Top of Old Smoky
• Ragtime Cowboy Joe
• Red River Valley
• Stealin'
• Streets of Laredo
• This Little Light of Mine
• Tom Dooley
• Tonight You Belong to Me
• What'll I Do

From author Maurice Tani
"While our focus is at the easy end of the difficulty scale, this book is for guitarists of all levels. I encourage you to first learn and play these songs and then make them your own. The simple arrangements can be taken as a starting point to create your own version of a classic song.

As a guitarist and singer-songwriter, I’ve really enjoyed learning—and learning about—these songs. I’ve come away from each one with something absorbed that eventually manifests in my playing, writing, or appreciation. These classic songs have stood the test of time and they still have something to give anyone who wants to take a crack at them.

So, enjoy! My hope is you may find that, regardless of whether you’re inside or out, or whether you’re with friends or alone, these songs are very satisfying to play even if there are no flashlights, ghost stories, or mosquito repellent involved."

Both the print and digital editions include accompanying videos with Maurice Tani.