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I had a nice reply- but went to edit it…. and POOF…. gone.
Here’s my “entry” into this post. I’m pretty sure I am well-behind you (all) in the guitar-learning world, so there’s that. So, take my opinions with that in mind.
My suggestion is not from guitar, but from coaching. But maybe some of the same things apply.
Individually—
You know the chords and transitions by heart.
You know the lyrics by heart.
You know the strumming patterns by heart.
We used to pound individual skills into our players’ heads…. for months…. until they had each skill built into their brain- to the point where it was almost automatic.
After all that work learning each skill– by heart– “inside”- (like your skills)- OUR coaching-part was to then tell them to forget all about all of that come game-time—- and JUST GO PLAY. To deliberately put all of these mechanical skills out of their minds, and just “let the whole thing happen”.
I (used to) know quite a bit about that coaching-stuff, but now, (with my guitar-level on full display, I’ll ask)- do you (all) think that something like that work in guitar? Can you/we/I somehow turn our mechanical brain off, and then maybe just take off and play intuitively?
Forget about exactly what chord, and what lyric, and what kind of strum at that exact moment—- and just sort-of let yourself “get lost in the music”, and GO PLAY!
Don’t be afraid to say my thoughts here are all wet. Because I want to figure this out also! I struggle with the same issue.