Let The Mystery Be (in a Very) basic "boom chick" way.

OK, I'm not proud of this but it this is here for a one to one client of mine. (I actually did around twenty takes to play this, for me, unnatural way).
However, it is about the "Boom" (bass note - on I and III or on beats) with the "Chick" (down strum on II and IV, or off beats) and keeping them consistent.
Firstly, I would not choose to play a song in 1st position D, as I would normally use a capo on fret II and play the D as a C shape, the G as a thumb over "F", and the A as a G shape. As the thumb over F is challenging for many so I've used these 1st position shapes.
This is an exercise in synchronising the accompaniment with Iris Dement's lovely lyrics which are not evenly spaced, - now that ISN'T incorrect, but there are lines that are squished together like "where they gonna go", and "some say once your gone your gone forever," etc, we we need to keep the accompaniment consistent throughout.
I may delete this after my client has seen it, and I might even do the song in "my style" but the Boom-chick rhythm method is, for me so much more musical that the concept of "strumming patterns"
Comment and questions always welcomed and answered, and if you are interested in online one to one lessons - just let me know!