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note: iffy on riff -- sounds very close though
riff:

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intro: riff, D, A 
           G              D     A
that woman set herself on fire
             G      D       A
they said it on the radio
                          E                  D
they said she lit off the skies of palestine
                               A      
i could not stand to hear them say so
          E             
i saw the stars come out
          D                       A
i saw the oranges on the trees
G                         D               A
later on they played some carribean song
         G                D         A
man they sure know how to pick 'em
               E                    D
the rich voice burning like a fuse
               A       
the syncopated rhythms
          E
i saw the stars come out
          D
i saw the oranges cracking open
          A
i saw you standing there
               E 
orange blossom in your hair
         D
going to palestine
         A
going to palestine

then instead of picking the riff he seems to strum openly while playing those notes in the same sequence
as with the intro playing a D, does that maybe twice, depending on performance, then ends with hard, single strums using the A chord