So, I'm new to the guitar...

Hello and Welcome to Chordie,

I don't know where you are at as far as what you have been learning from your instructor. I believe even if you are learning a lot of technical stuff and music theory , scales or whatever you have to learn some easy songs to keep it fun. The song I find the easiest for beginners and young and old like is "Knocking On Heavens Door"   G D Am  progression over and over  4 beats of G
4 beats of D and  8 beats or 2 measures of Am.

Hi Northerndownpour and Welcome aboard!

  Good advise here....  public books are a great place to start looking.  You might want to peruse the other topics as well, many posters that are actively gigging (Southpaw41L especially) will include a list of the tunes that went over particularly well at their venues.  You might glean some titles that not only are popular with audiences, but are recognizable to a wide range of tastes and get some ideas.

  Visit Chordie often, there are a lot of good folks here to encourage you on your journey.

Take Care;
Doug

Good advice above.  I just wanted to welcome you to guitar and to Chordie and to wish you luck.  The basic theory is tough, but it's good stuff to know.  As you begin to play more and more songs and see how much faster you are to learn them and the leads than some doofus who just started banging out chords at a campfire (a la me), you'll be glad you muscled through. 

- Zurf

Yeah basically, can get a little bit boring.....but you need to push through and keep at it.Keep setting little goals (is that the right spelling) try changing from say Am to C chord fluently, just keep doing it over and over then try to  appregio the chord progression ( single note picking ) , then after that add a D chord.....and so on - just keep building up from there....repetition is the key. Try simple songs ..... two to three chords - there are literally tonnes out there, if not make up your own - These three chords sound good together E A D any combination - try appregio then try different strumming patterns, mix them around and start again - over and over - monotony is the key.....then once you climb that little hill ..... you will see more mountains stretching ahead......and in the distance you will see Ararat ( Armenian mountain now called Mount everest ) thats where you want to be - but that takes a life time - in the meantime its going to get tough, but enjoy the journey, because the view in the end is well worth it! Oh and find a good guitar teacher, somebody to inspire you on your journey.....a guide!