Intro: 
 
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Verse 1: 
 
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Ingénue what have we done to you? 
                B 
Under that soft skin 
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I hear a ticking 
 
The currency of being twenty-three 
                      B 
It turns from gold to dust 
                           F# 
When you crest the wave of lust 
 
Chorus: 
 
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So take all you can 
 
From the mouth of man 
 
Verse 2: 
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Ingénue framed like a cartoon 
                        B 
The borders clear and defined 
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The colors bold and bright 
 
       F# 
You'll want to be taken more seriously 
                     B 
But they just play a cue 
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And it's such a hard thing to do 
 
Chorus: 
 
   D#m 
So take all you can 
         C# 
From the mouth of man 
      D#m 
And escape from this town 
            B 
Before your sand runs out 
            F# 
Before your sand runs out 
 
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Verse 3: 
 
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Ingénue, what will become of you? 
                   B 
When age's glacial pace 
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Cuts valleys into your face 
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The currency of being twenty-three 
                   B 
It will remain the same 
                F# 
Just by another name 
 
Oh, Ingénue 
 
What will you do? 
        D#m 
Oh, Ingénue 
             B 
What have we done to you? 
 
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