Keep the bass planted on home and let the chords churn above it. The drone tells the ear nothing is at risk, so even the 5 chord turns into pure color. On guitar: let the low root ring under every grip, or drop-D and own the floor — the chips show the plain chords; YOUR job is the unmoving bass.
movesthe bass refuses to move — that's the whole tricksolo·singanything diatonic floats — the pedal absorbs all the risktry itLoop this under your verse melody; lift the pedal only at the chorus.